Paul Gosar: “my amendment No. 106 prohibits funds for the DOD's bioindustrial manufacturing and design ecosystem, or BioMADE, that…”

“my amendment No. 106 prohibits funds for the DOD's bioindustrial manufacturing and design ecosystem, or BioMADE, that funds lab-grown meat and protein products for the military from feeding our men and women. How disgusting does that sound? With a national debt of over $37 trillion, we can't afford to litter sensible appropriation bills with wasteful spending. An October 20 press release revealed BioMADE received $87 million in Federal dollars under the Biden-Harris administration to produce lab-grown meat to reduce carbon emissions on military bases. In March 2023, BioMADE received an additional $450 million for the ManTech program. Let me name a few of these projects that taxpayer dollars benefited. One is called the 'Potential Benefit of Superbrewed Food's Sustainable Postbiotic Protein on Warfighter Health.' That one produces lab-grown protein to shorten recovery time and improve the concentration of servicemembers. Another is the 'Development of a Sustainable, Low-Cost, Oil Process for Heart-Healthy DOD Rations,' or producing oil from microalgae for servicemembers. The 'Alternative Protein Bars,' is a lab-grown protein derived from a microbiological agent similar to fungus. Yummy. This is the food that built America? I think not. Why do marines, sailors, guardsmen, and coasties need lab-grown meat when the U.S. is full of delicious beef?”