The GOP-controlled House of Representatives knifed the conservative movement and the Trump Administration in the back yesterday by rejecting a common-sense amendment that would have defunded an assortment of evils.
As The Daily Caller reported, Rep. Ralph Norman offered an amendment that would have axed all of the earmarks in the Labor-Health and Human Services (HHS) bill. These earmarks included funds for DEI activism, sex-change procedures for minors, and late-term abortions.
Unfortunately, the House voted 291 to 136 to reject the commonsense piece of legislation. Worse, a whopping 76 House GOPers joined the Democrats on the vote.
Rep. Keith Self (R-TX) was not pleased to see his party betray the American people and asked a great question in response.
“76 House Republicans joined every single House Democrat in support of earmarks for abortions, gender procedures on children, DEI activism, and partisan pet projects,” Self wrote on X.
“With Republicans like these, who needs Democrats?”
76 House Republicans joined every single House Democrat in support of earmarks for abortions, gender procedures on children, DEI activism, and partisan pet projects.
With Republicans like these, who needs Democrats? pic.twitter.com/Cbtl2bunQ2
— Rep. Keith Self (@RepKeithSelf) January 22, 2026
Here are the 76 GOPers who joined the Democrats to keep using YOUR TAX DOLLARS to fund all of these radical-left experiments.
Is your congressmember on this list?
Here are the 76 Republicans who voted to keep earmarks and DEI provisions from Dems in the omnibus bill. pic.twitter.com/zkWDKezwBZ
— Daniel Horowitz (@RMConservative) January 23, 2026
Here is a closer look:
In addition to the 76 ‘Republicans’ who betrayed the conservative movement, nine more did not even bother voting on the measure. These included House Majority Leader Steve Scalise and House Majority Whip Tom Emmer.
Per the Daily Caller, here are a few of the earmarks the House voted to keep. Notice which states are included:
One earmark sharply criticized by conservatives would allocate $2 million to Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego, California, for “pediatric mental health services.” The hospital — San Diego County’s sole pediatric medical center — operates a “Center for Gender-Affirming Care,” which performs various sex-change procedures, according to the nonprofit Do No Harm.
Conservative Republicans also blasted a $3 million earmark for Minnesota’s Hennepin Healthcare System to build a substance use disorder treatment clinic. The hospital system also operates a pediatric clinic offering puberty blockers and hormone therapies to children.
Another notable earmark, requested by Democratic Massachusetts Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey, would allocate $375,000 for “arts education” at the Massachusetts-based dancer center Jacob’s Pillow. The organization says diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) principles “animate our mission and inform the vitality of our daily operations.”
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