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BONUS: The Lone Senator Stopping Abortion In The Military: Interview w/ Senator Tommy Tuberville

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🗓️ 10 May 2023

⏱️ 20 minutes

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The Senator from the great state of Alabama joins Erika to share how he halted taxpayer-funded abortions in the military, why the military has not been able to meet recruiting goals, and how coaching Auburn isn't all that different than being in the Senate. As always, send us your questions, comments, and suggestions to: [email protected] If you love the LOOP and LOOPcast, consider chipping in to keep the mikes on! Become a Champion: https://catholicvote.org/champions All o...

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0:00.0

We even looked at the polling.

0:01.3

60% of the people in our country are strongly opposed to taxpayer dollars being used to pay for abortion.

0:08.0

But the Democrats wouldn't listen to us.

0:10.4

They continue to push it.

0:15.8

We're going to. Welcome to this special edition of Loopcast, where we cover all things faith, culture, and politics from a Catholic perspective.

0:34.6

Joining me today is Senator Tommy Tuverville, who represents the great state of Alabama

0:39.7

in the U.S. Congress. Thank you so much for being with us today, Senator. Thank you.

0:45.4

So in February, you halted all nominees to positions in the Department of Defense until the agency

0:51.6

reverses course on a new spate of policies that would put taxpayer

0:55.9

dollars towards abortions for military personnel. But first I want to talk about, you

1:00.8

recently introduced a resolution that would block the Department of Veterans Affairs from

1:05.6

providing taxpayer-funded abortions to retired service members. It seems like a lot coming from all different

1:12.0

angles at our military. Your bill on the VA was unfortunately shot down by Democrats in the Senate,

1:19.3

but it's really only one prong of what you're using to defend our military and veterans and

1:25.0

taxpayers from a radical pro-abortion agenda.

1:28.3

So can you talk to us a little bit about some of the other moves you're making in this effort?

1:33.3

Well, you're seeing a trend here from the White House.

1:37.3

Basically, the White House is starting to make their own laws and pushing them on the American people.

1:43.3

And that's what I'm really been involved in, and this VA resident, to make their own laws and pushing them on the American people.

1:50.7

And that's what I'm really been involved in in this VA resolution and also the DOD holds is to let the taxpayers the country know that they're not responsible to pay for abortions.

1:56.6

The Hyde Amendment says that.

1:58.7

And that the White House should not be legislating from the

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