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Our troops do not need political lectures. They need good training, safe housing, modern equipment, and leaders focused on bringing them home. They need a country that respects sacrifice more than social engineering. That is why House Republicans are pushing the military back toward mission, away from woke distractions, to restore a culture that honors service instead of apologizing for it.
We just passed the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, which,in addition to cutting nonsense DEI programs, provides $157 billion for our troops, veterans, and military families. It fully funds veterans’ health care. It invests in mental health, suicide prevention, homelessness programs, medical research, prosthetics, barracks, and military housing.
Yet for many veterans, no issue better symbolizes Washington’s failures than the catastrophic withdrawal from Afghanistan. Abbey Gate was a national tragedy, an unnecessary one. Thirteen American servicemembers were killed. Many more were wounded. Families were shattered. Veterans who carried that mission for 20 years watched the withdrawal collapse into chaos. I am so proud that one of the first bills I passed into law was to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to the thirteen servicemembers who perished in that attack.
The Biden administration wanted the photo op of ending a war. They ignored the cost. They prioritized optics over security. They handed terrorists a victory, abandoned our allies, and created a wound that many veterans will carry for the rest of their lives.
Republicans are still demanding answers because the families of the fallen deserve more than excuses. They deserve leaders who protect their rights, expand their care, honor their families, fix broken systems, and keep politics out of the chain-of-command. They deserve a country that remembers the fallen by respecting the living.
This Memorial Day, we remember the fallen. We pray for their families. We honor every American who gave everything for this country.
Remembrance must come with responsibility. A salute is not a substitute for a vote. Republicans will always ensure veterans have leaders who do more than just thank them.
Lisa McClain is the House Republican Conference Chair and represents Michigan’s 9th District in the U.S. House of Representatives. She also serves on the House Committee on Financial Services and the Committee on Education and Workforce.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/05/25/exclusive-rep-lisa-mcclain-a-salute-is-not-a-substitute-for-a-vote-veterans-deserve-more-than-biden-era-patriotism/
Whoever comes after Trump, they need to treat the Military with the honor they deserve!