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The White House (blog)
December 7, 2017
By recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, the President is recognizing both an historic and modern reality, Jerusalem is the center for the Jewish people and all parts of Israeli government reside there today. President Trump has shown Israel is a priority, and we will continue to work together inÃâà...
The Nation.
November 28, 2017
On a sunny morning in September, Representative Vicky Hartzler, a Missouri Republican, held a press conference with four of her congressional colleagues to announce their support for Jack Phillips, a Colorado baker. The conservative Christian and “cake artist” had been found in violation of Colorado'sÃâà...
U.S. News & World Report
July 28, 2017
Vicky Hartzler, R-Mo., that would have banned the Pentagon from paying for gender reassignment surgeries. ... study reported that 18 countries in the world already allow for open service of transgender people, including major militaries such as those in Australia, Germany, Israel and the United Kingdom.
Foreign Policy (blog)
July 25, 2017
Two sources involved in the lobbying effort on the Hill say Pence and his staff have been reaching out to Republican members of the House to push for the amendment to be included in the Pentagon spending bill. This month, an effort by Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-Mo.) to end funding was narrowly defeated inÃâà...
Washington Examiner
July 13, 2017
071317 gehrke transgender bill pic Rep. Vicky Hartzler, R-Mo., succeeded in forcing a vote, arguing that Obama's "transgender decision is costly in dollars and short on common sense." The attempted rollback failed on a 209-214 vote, however, as 24 Republicans joined a unanimous Democratic caucus inÃâà...
DefenseNews.com
July 13, 2017
WASHINGTON — The House narrowly voted down a Republican proposal to bar the Pentagon from paying for gender-transition surgeries. The proposal from Rep. Vicky Hartzler, R-Mo., endangered Democratic support of the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act. The lower chamber on Thursday failedÃâà...
Washington Examiner
July 10, 2017
Vicky Hartzler is making another attempt this week to curb transgender military service after leading the GOP charge last month as House Armed Services hammered out its annual defense policy bill. The Missouri Republican has filed a proposed amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act thatÃâà...
Roll Call
July 3, 2017
“There is a conversation every two years about how the Republican establishment is going to pick their favorite politician,” he said. “That is always harder to do than it is to talk about doing.” Temple pointed to people such as GOP Rep. Vicky Hartzler who could still run for the Senate. Eric Schmitt, the stateÃâà...
Kansas City Star (blog)
June 30, 2017
U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler says that allowing transgender soldiers to serve costs taxpayers too much money. The Obama ... costs for the military. The study also found that Australia, Canada, Israel and the United Kingdom saw no impact to operational effectiveness from allowing transgender soldiers to serve.
Human Rights Campaign (blog)
June 29, 2017
Vicky Hartzler (R-MO) offered an amendment to reinstate a ban on transgender people serving in the military and instruct the Secretary of Defense to discharge ... And according to data from other countries that allow transgender military service--including the UK, Canada, Australia, and Israel--as well asÃâà...
Haaretz
June 7, 2017
REACTIONS ON THE HILL -- by Aaron Magid: Representative Vicky Hartzler (R-MO) told Jewish Insider, Anybody that supports Hamas is supporting a terrorist organization ... Haleys first meeting was with the Israeli PM Netanyahu, who expressed his deep gratitude for her standing by Israel and the truth.
Jewish Journal
June 7, 2017
Israel” by Jake Novak: “In the days leading up to the announcement of the Saudi-Qatari diplomatic freeze, reports began surfacing in the Israeli and Arab press that Riyadh was pushing Qatar to end its relationship with Hamas. And the Saudis are well aware that if Qatar cuts off Hamas, Hamas probablyÃâà...
