SHOT: CONGRESSMAN TAYLOR SUPPOSEDLY OPPOSED INSURANCE COVERAGE SPECIFIC TO THE NEEDS OF TRANSGENDER MILTARY MEMBERS BASED ON COST.
Taylor “…voted for the Hartzler amendment ‘on the basis of individual medical readiness,’ meaning that he did not want taxpayers to cover the year-long post-surgery recuperation period.” [Washington Post, 7/26/2017]
CHASER: BUT THE COST TO TAXPAYERS FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP’S TRIPS TO MAR-A-LAGO IN THE FIRST MONTH HE WAS IN OFFICE ALONE ARE WELL ABOVE THE COST OF MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR TRANS-SERVICEMEMBERS.
Gender-Transition Treatment For Active Duty Military Was Estimated To Cost Between $2.4 Million And $8.4 Million Annually. “Considering the prevalence of transgender service members among the active duty military and the typical health-care costs for gender-transition-related medical treatment, the Rand study estimated that these treatments would cost the military between $2.4 million and $8.4 million annually.” [Washington Post, 7/26/17]
Donald Trump’s Mar-A-Lago Trips In Just His First Month In Office Cost About $10 Million. “Budget watchdogs are criticizing the cost of President Trump’s visits to Mar-a-Lago, his private club in Palm Beach, Florida. Mr. Trump has been at his so-called “Winter White House” the past three weekends. That’s 11 of his first 33 days in office. The travel has an estimated price tag of $10 million.” [CBS News, 2/21/17]
LIME: HERE’S ALL THE TIMES CONGRESSMAN TAYLOR HAS SPOKEN OUT ABOUT THOSE COSTS.
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