White House looking for ‘opportunity to repeal’ funding bill provision preventing US embassies from flying pride flags
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The White House said it is looking to work with Congress to repeal an effective ban on LGBTQ pride flags flown over U.S. embassies in legislation funding the government through September. President Biden signed the $1.
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White House Agrees To Ban Pride Flags At US Embassies In Spending Bill Deal
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White House looking for ‘opportunity to repeal’ funding bill provision preventing US embassies from flying pride flags
President Joe Biden agreed to ban US embassies from flying the LGBTQ pride flag as part of a $1.2 trillion spending deal to keep most US government agencies open through Sept. 30.
Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – US lawmakers moved Thursday toward banning the flying of LGBTQ Pride flags over US embassies, a victory for conservatives in a long-running US cultural battle being played out overseas. The prohibition is one of a slew of side issues tucked away in a $1.
The White House attacked congressional Republicans over pushing for a provision in the government funding bill that explicitly says which flags can be flown above US embassies, the result of which essentially bans LGBTQ flags from being flown over US diplomatic missions.
Tucked in the massive government funding package signed Saturday by President Biden is a provision banning the flying of LGBTQ Pride flags over U.S. embassies. But even on the same day Mr. Biden signed the package, the White House vowed to work toward repealing the provision.
President Biden accepted language in the $1.2 trillion spending package that bans the flying of pride flags at U.S. embassies, and the White House is looking to repeal.
The White House said it is looking to work with Congress to repeal an effective ban on LGBTQ pride flags flown over U.S. embassies in legislation funding the government through September. President Biden signed the $1.
The New York Post recently reported that Pride flags will no longer be allowed to fly at U.S. embassies. The ban comes after President Joe Biden signed a $1.2 trillion spending package.Biden released a statement saying that the "bipartisan funding bill I just signed keeps the government open, invest…
