Senator Marshall & Rep. Tenney Join Newsmax to Discuss Their Bill Ending Taxpayer Funding of Transgender Procedures and Reconciliation

Washington – U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) and U.S. Representative Claudia Tenney (R-New York-24) joined Marc Lotter and Sharla McBride with Wake Up America on Newsmax today to discuss the No Subsidies for Gender Transition Procedures Act, bicameral legislation they have introduced to eliminate taxpayer-funded transgender procedures.

The lawmakers also discussed the latest news on the budget reconciliation process and the importance of including their legislation in the FY2025 budget package in order to defend American values and deliver on President Trump’s promises.

You may click HERE or on the image above to watch Senator Marshall’s full interview.

Highlights from Senator Marshall’s interview include:

On the No Subsidies for Gender Transition Procedures Act saving American taxpayers dollars:

Marc Lotter: “Senator, I want to start with you, I know you and the Congresswoman are working towards the No Subsidies for Gender Transition Procedures Act. This prohibits federal funds from going into gender transition procedures, but it wouldn’t consider the procedures health care under the IRS code. So why is that so important to include it in reconciliation?”

Senator Marshall: “Look, we can save American taxpayers about $200 million a year by eliminating federal spending on transgender surgeries, transgender medications in Medicare, Medicaid, the military, the VA, and the ACA as well.

“Why it’s important for this reconciliation bill? This is one of the few times in the Senate we can get something done with 50 votes, usually, it takes 60, but in this particular case, we can get 50. And again, we can save American taxpayers $200 million. Just to finish up, this is way more than about the money. To me, this is about the heart of America, the soul of America, these irreversible procedures that cause chronic pain.”

On getting President Trump’s “One, Big Beautiful” bill across the finish line:

Marc Lotter: “Senator… Speaker Johnson wants the final package to be passed by Memorial Day, Leader Thune is hoping for July 4. What do you think? Where are we with this? Do you think yesterday’s slowing GDP report on the economy might help light a fire under lawmakers to get it done sooner rather than later?”

Senator Marshall: “Well, if anybody can pull it off, it will be our classmate, Speaker Mike Johnson. I mean, everyone’s saying they’re betting against him that he can’t get it done by Memorial Day, but we have a lot of faith in Mike and the president’s ability to bend arms as well.

“I think we should focus on what we agree upon; we agree, I think, Claudia, that we want to make the Trump tax cuts permanent, that we want to fund the military, we want to fund the President’s border priorities as well, maybe take care of the debt limit as well, and beyond that, it’s all gravy to me. I think we can get some of this done by Memorial Day, get it to us over here in June, and maybe by July 4, it will be on the President’s desk. It’s a big task, but I think we’re up to it.”