A U.S. Congressman is working to attempt to head off a Biden Administration scheme to make use of Medicaid funds to finance so-called “gun violence prevention” applications.
In September, the Biden Administration introduced new govt orders directing federal companies to advance its anti-gun agenda. Amongst different measures, the order said the Facilities for Medicare and Medicaid Companies will permit states to make use of Medicaid to pay for counseling on “firearm security.”
On December 5, Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Georgia, introduced introduction of the Medicaid Funds Integrity Act, designed to bar federal Medicaid {dollars} from funding such anti-gun applications.
“Individuals’ hard-earned tax {dollars} don’t have any place furthering the Left’s unconstitutional gun management agenda,” Clyde mentioned in a press launch saying the laws. “Relatively than supporting regulation enforcement and empowering lawful gun homeowners, liberal states are decided to divert federal Medicaid {dollars} to fund false ‘violence prevention’ applications. As accountable stewards of taxpayer {dollars} and relentless defenders of the Structure, Congress should step in to cease this flagrant misuse of federal funds aimed toward infringing law-abiding Individuals’ Second Modification liberties.”
After the submitting, some gun-rights teams, together with Gun Homeowners of America (GOA) and the Nationwide Affiliation for Gun Rights (NAGR), have been fast to announce their help for the measure.
“Gun Homeowners of America is proud to help Rep. Clyde’s efforts with this laws,” mentioned Aidan Johnston, GOA director of federal affairs. “Packages like this are certain to be weaponized by anti-gun administrations, which is strictly what we noticed during the last 4 years. Gun management has nothing to do with healthcare.”
Hunter King, NAGR’s director of presidency relations, mentioned the measure is necessary as a result of it stops Medicaid funding from getting used for one thing aside from its supposed mission.
“Permitting federal funds to help gun violence prevention applications beneath Medicaid is a gross misuse of taxpayer {dollars}, aimed toward advancing radical gun management agendas,” King mentioned. “Medicaid’s goal is to supply very important healthcare, to not fund applications that infringe on Second Modification rights. Federal assets must be centered on their supposed mission, not diverted to backdoor makes an attempt at limiting lawful gun possession.”
The measure already has 26 authentic cosponsors, together with Representatives Jodey Arrington, Dan Crenshaw, Michael Cloud, Chip Roy and Randy Weber of Texas, Andy Biggs, Eli Crane and Paul Gosar of Arizona, Josh Brecheen of Oklahoma, Eric Burlison of Missouri, Ron Estes of Kansas, Bob Good and Morgan Griffith of Virginia, Glenn Grothman of Wisconsin, Andy Harris of Maryland, Diana Harshbarger, David Kustoff and Andy Ogles of Tennessee, Clay Higgins of Louisiana, Mary Miller of Illinois, Alex Mooney of West Virginia, Barry Moore of Alabama, Ralph Norman of South Carolina, Burgess Owens of Utah, Adrian Smith of Nebraska and Claudia Tenney of New York.
In his 4 years in workplace, Rep. Clyde has been a stalwart supporter of the Second Modification and American gun homeowners. A press release on his web site exhibits his understanding of the subject and explains that help fairly effectively.
“The Founding Fathers enshrined the correct to maintain and bear arms within the Structure as a result of they understood step one towards tyranny is disarming the citizenry,” the assertion mentioned. “A quick look via historical past will present that just about each totalitarian and dictator rescinded their residents’ skill to defend themselves earlier than in the end stripping them of their freedoms.”
