Top Dem says Congress should 'abandon' $895B defense bill over transgender treatment ban for kids
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House Rep. Adam Smith, the top Democrat on the Armed Services Committee, is signaling he could withhold support from this year's defense policy bill.
"For the 64th consecutive year, House and Senate Armed Services Committee Democrats and Republicans worked across the aisle to craft a defense bill that invests in the greatest sources of America’s strength: service members and their families, science and technology, modernization, and a commitment to allies and partners," Smith said in a statement on Sunday night. Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
"However, the final text includes a provision prohibiting medical treatment for military dependents under the age of 18 who are diagnosed with gender dysphoria. Blanketly denying health care to people who clearly need it, just because of a biased notion against transgender people, is wrong." Follow on Twitter at @liz_elkind and send tips to elizabeth.elkind@fox.com