Marjorie Taylor Greene: “My amendment uses the Holman rule to slash Secretary Lloyd Austin's salary to no more than $1. Lloyd Austin has failed…”

“My amendment uses the Holman rule to slash Secretary Lloyd Austin's salary to no more than $1. Lloyd Austin has failed in his role as Secretary of Defense and has jeopardized the national security of the United States. He botched the American withdrawal from Afghanistan, which resulted in the deaths of 13 American soldiers, along with the abandonment of American civilians and military equipment. This remains today as a large stain on our Nation and a wound in the hearts of every veteran who served in Afghanistan. He is, in large part, responsible for handing over control of Afghanistan to the Islamic extremists, the Taliban. During Secretary Austin's tenure, military recruitment has reached historic lows. Instead of recruiting new soldiers, Secretary Austin has focused his efforts on purging the military through oppressive vaccine mandates and so-called extremism stand-downs. More than 8,000 troops were kicked out of the military for refusing the vaccine. Thousands more sought religious and medical exemptions, many of which were still pending when the DOD rescinded the mandate. For too long, our soldiers have been punished because the current administration is hellbent on forcing them to take a dangerous vaccine and submit to this practice. We also don't know how many of our military members have been harmed by these vaccine mandates, and we know they have been harmed.…”