Lauren Boebert

Madam Chair, Positioning · 28 wordsI rise today in support of America’s brave men and women in uniform to ensure America’s warriors have the tools and environment they need to defend our Nation.Positioning Claims · 121 wordsShortly after taking his second oath of office, President Trump acted to protect our servicemembers. He signed an executive order prioritizing military excellence and readiness to prevent radical transgenders from serving in the United States military.¹ My amendment codifies this executive order, ensuring the integrity of America’s great Armed Forces is not jeopardized.²Vague promise Gender dysphoria was considered a mental disorder by psychologists for decades until 2019.³ Even the leftist World Health Organization listed it as a mental illness in the international classification of diseases.⁴ According to the Williams Institute, 81 percent of transgender adults have seriously contemplated suicide.⁵ That is 15 times higher than the general population.⁶ Forty-two percent of transgender adults have attempted suicide, ⁷and 56 percent have harmed themselves.⁸ Reasoning · 11 wordsPeople with gender dysphoria are a danger to themselves and others.Unearned certainty Claims · 65 wordsThe United States military possesses the most powerful weapons known to man. We are the largest Air Force and Navy in the world, with nuclear weapons, artillery, ⁹and a host of other weapons with immense destructive capacity. Every day we trust our brave men and women in uniform to protect us and to use these weapons that we possess responsibly for the defense of America. Positioning · 26 wordsWe the people have placed our faith and trust in our Armed Forces, and they have placed their faith in this Congress to make responsible policy.Positioning Reasoning · 32 wordsThe United States of America cannot allow mentally ill individuals to possess and operate these weapons, and this Congress cannot allow transgenders to jeopardize the safety and readiness of our Armed Forces. Claims · 30 wordsMy amendment protects America’s servicemembers, ensures force readiness, and prevents dangerous individuals from accessing destructive weapons. No other severely mentally ill person would ever be allowed in the Armed Forces, The ask · 11 wordsand this Congress should not make any exception for gender dysphoria. Reasoning · 14 wordsThe risk to the American people and our Armed Forces is simply too great.Unearned certainty Claims · 17 wordsSecretary Hegseth has often highlighted the need to restore the warrior ethos in the Department of War.¹⁰ Positioning · 29 wordsAfter the Armed Forces endured 4 years of waste, fraud, and abuse under the Biden administration, President Trump and Secretary Hegseth have restored the United States military to greatness.PositioningOff point Reasoning · 20 wordsKeeping weapons out of the hands of dangerous, mentally ill individuals is a critical step in maintaining this warrior ethos. Positioning · 21 wordsI am proud to support the President in ensuring the United States Armed Forces remains the finest military in the world.Positioning Claims · 17 wordsMy amendment to codify the President’s executive order ensures servicemembers are of sound mind, body, and discipline, Promise · 11 wordsand no future administration can rescind these protections for America’s heroes. Madam Chair, Procedure · 7 wordsI reserve the balance of my time.Procedure