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The White House on Tuesday threatened to veto the Violence Against Women Act
(VAWA) should protections for LGBT victims remain absent from the bill's
language.
The House version of the bill’s reauthorization “fails to include language
that would prohibit discrimination against LGBT victims in VAWA grant
programs,” according to a White House Statement of Administration Policy (
SAP) that lists other perceived major flaws, including the removal of
certain protections for immigrants and individuals living in subsidized
housing.
“No sexual assault or domestic violence victim should be beaten, hurt, or
killed because they could not access needed support, assistance, and
protection,” the statement released by the Office of Management and Budget
read.
Late last month, the Senate passed its version of the bill with specific
LGBT provisions. Should that language not be adopted in the final version of
the bill, White House advisors would recommend that President Obama veto
the bill, according to the Tuesday statement.
Also on Tuesday, the White House condemned GOP-led efforts in the National
Defense Authorization Act to bar on-base weddings for same-sex couples, as
well as a sweeping conscience clause for chaplains that the administration
called overbroad in its language and “potentially harmful to good order and
discipline.”
The amendment regarding same-sex wedding ceremonies, authored by Rep. Steve
Palazzo (R-Miss.), is similar to efforts last year to prohibit such events
on military facilities. The antigay amendment was ultimately stripped from
the final version of the bill last year.
Full White House statement on the NDAA antigay provisions:
Protection of Certain Religious and Moral Beliefs:
The Administration strongly objects to sections 536 and 537 because those
provisions adopt unnecessary and ill-advised policies that would inhibit the
ability of same-sex couples to marry or enter a recognized relationship
under State law. Section 536 would prohibit all personnel-related actions
based on certain religious and moral beliefs, which, in its overbroad terms,
is potentially harmful to good order and discipline. Section 537 would
obligate DOD to deny Service members, retirees, and their family members
access to facilities for religious ceremonies on the basis of sexual
orientation, a troublesome and potentially unconstitutional limitation on
religious liberty. |
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