Washington, D.C. – Congressman Jason Chaffetz issued the following statement after an overwhelming number of Republicans voted against the National Defense Authorization Act as a result of the Democrat majority’s inclusion of unconstitutional “hate crimes” legislation.
“This is the first time we have brought such blatant partisan politics into the annual defense policy bill. Regardless of anyone’s position on hate crimes legislation, the defense bill should not be a vehicle for liberal social policies that are unrelated to our country’s national security. I Love our troops but I cannot support hate crimes legislation.”
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