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Hawley urges funding ban for minor trans care.

4/28/2026

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  • Senator Josh Hawley urges House to adopt a resolution blocking funding for gender-affirming treatment of minors and wrote to Speaker Mike Johnson seeking an amendment to prohibit money for trans-treatment, which has not passed.
  • Hawley cited a study showing a 40 percent rise at Planned Parenthood, which got over $1.5 billion in Medicaid/Medicare funds (2019-2021), and noted the House passed a bill criminalizing doctors and parents who provide gender-affirming care to minors.