Wed Mar 29, 2023 – 2:20 pm EDT
WASHINGTON, D.C. (LifeSiteNews) — Controversial freshman Republican Congressman George Santos of New York introduced legislation Friday to bar foreign aid to any country with policies deemed “discriminatory” to women, homosexuals, or transgender citizens, potentially winning him some goodwill from some of the left-wing voices that have used him as a cudgel against the GOP since his election.
Under Santos’s Equality and Fiscal Accountability Protection Act, any country to be found in violation of the “human rights” of female or LGBT citizens would be deemed ineligible for foreign aid, according to a press release from his office.
“Discrimination against both women and the LGBTQ community is unacceptable,” said Santos, who claims to be openly homosexual. “My bill will send a clear message that the United States will not offer federal aid to countries found to be violating the rights of individuals based on sexual orientation. We as a nation have a responsibility to stand up for the human rights of all people, regardless of race, religion, or sexual orientation.”
The bill comes amid ongoing controversy over the Biden administration’s condemnations of the conservative LGBT policies of various foreign nations,
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