"There was no problem until Donald Trump decided to fire thousands of qualified, capable service members simply because of their gender identity. They wore the uniform. They kept their promises to us. It's time we keep our promises to them. It's one thing for some of my colleagues to disrespect me, but it's another thing entirely to disrespect the people who lay down their lives for this country."
"Her proposals, one to repeal the Trump-era ban on transgender military service and another to restore retirement benefits to veterans forced out before 20 years of service, were about fairness and military readiness."
Sarah McBride introduced amendments to the 2026 defense authorization bill to repeal the Trump-era ban on transgender military service and to restore retirement benefits to veterans forced out before 20 years of service. The Republican majority blocked votes on both amendments, preventing consideration. The proposals were presented as matters of fairness and military readiness for personnel removed under the ban. The broader context includes a Trump executive order directing the Pentagon to purge transgender service members, federal court interventions, a Supreme Court allowance for the ban to take effect pending litigation, and Air Force rescissions of early retirements.
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