Aderholt to Vote No on Remaining Appropriations Bills Over Project Concerns

WASHINGTON- Today, Congressman Robert Aderholt (R-AL-4), Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, stated his opposition to legislation funding the remaining government departments through FY 2024. The bill contains Senate project requests directed toward services for illegal immigrants and facilities providing routine abortion services, including late-term abortions.

“This is not the bill that my subcommittee produced and supported. The Senate has taken liberties with their Congressionally Directed Spending requests that would never stand in the House.

“The House did not include these partisan funding projects in its Labor-HHS legislation. Based on these principles, the Senate shouldn’t either.

“I have multiple concerns, among them are the many new social services that this bill would create for the millions of illegal immigrants streaming across our border. Additionally, it would fund facilities providing routine abortion services, including late-term abortions. The Senate must respect the work of the House. In good conscience, I cannot and will not vote for these projects or this bill.”

Among the projects Chairman Aderholt objected to are the following:

• Sen. Reed (D-RI), Sen. Whitehouse (D-RI), $1,808,000 – Women and Infants Hospital, RI (HRSA) – Provides late-term abortions.
• Sen. Shaheen (D-NH), $650,000 – Dartmouth Hitchcock Nashua, NH (HRSA) – Routinely provides late-term abortions.
• Sen. Gillibrand (D-NY), $146,000 – Apicha Community Health Center, NY (HRSA) LGBTQ/family services to youth. Website notes that they offer “services related to your pregnancy choices.”
• Sen. Markey (D-MA), $850,000 – LGBTQ Senior Housing Inc, MA (ACF) – LGBTQ services for illegal immigrants, free drug needle exchange.
• Sen. Booker (D-NJ), $400,000 -- Garden State Equality Education Fund, NJ (Education Innovation and Improvement) – LGBTQ youth advocacy.
• Sen. Heinrich (D-NM), $780,000 – Amador Health Center, NM (HRSA) – LGBTQ services.
• Sen. Murray (D-WA), $706,000 -- Entre Hermanos, WA (HRSA) --- LGBTQ asylum and illegal immigration services advertised, drag brunch advertised.
• Sen. Blumenthal (D-CT), $156,000 – Hartford Gay and Lesbian Health Collective, CT (HRSA) – LGBTQ services.
• Sen. Casey (D-PA), $400,000 – Mazzoni Center, PA (HRSA) – LGBTQ services, advertises fundraiser featuring drag queens and kings & burlesque performers; and other services to youth as young as 14 stating that "patients under 18 can receive confidential care regarding sexual and mental health without parental permission";  and offers a Femme University "aimed at catering to the younger generation of trans or gender nonconforming femmes.”
• Sen. Bennet (D-CO), $845,000 – Envision: You, CO (SAMHSA) – LGBTQ advocacy.
• Sen. Shatz (D-HI), $550,000 – Hawaii Health and Harm Reduction Center, HI (SAMHSA) – LGBTQ services and syringe exchange.
• Sen. Schumer (D-NY), $1,000,000 -- SAGE, NY (ACL) – LGBTQ advocacy.

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