I'm certainly not the only one who received promises regarding religious liberty. Vice President Pence promised Members of Congress last December that the new administration would take executive action to strengthen religious protections for military contractors, as well as other contractors. Members relied on this promise when they removed crucial protections for religious organizations known as the Russell Amendment from the Defense Authorization bill, and Members expressed from the House floor their expectation that President Trump would address these concerns.
I have written before on some of the challenges to religious liberty that directly affect our men and women in uniform and their families. When service members are deployed, support systems must be deployed with them.
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