[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 149 (Thursday, September 11, 2025)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E841]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                      HON. BRADLEY SCOTT SCHNEIDER

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 11, 2025

  Mr. SCHNEIDER. Mr. Speaker, though I was present on the floor, I 
missed Roll Call vote No. 246, on Congresswoman Mace's Amendment No. 14 
to the defense authorization bill. I intended to and would have voted 
no.
  This amendment cruelly denies transgender service members access to 
gender-affirming medical care through TRICARE. Every sailor in our Navy 
begins at Naval Station Great Lakes in my district, and they deserve 
the best care this country can provide. To deny them that care is to 
betray their service and lose our moral compass.

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