"Rep. McCaul Optimistic: NDAA to Become Bipartisan Bill Despite Abortion Amendment"

Republican Rep. Michael McCaul believes that the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) will ultimately become a bipartisan bill, despite a controversial abortion amendment that caused the bill to lose Democratic support in the House. McCaul expects that the amendment banning the Pentagon from covering travel expenses for service members seeking abortions out of state will survive in the final bill. Other conservative policy amendments, such as denying healthcare coverage for transgender service members and eliminating the Pentagon's offices of diversity, equity, and inclusion, also passed. These provisions are unlikely to pass in the Democratic-controlled Senate.