Home
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
Latest activity
Members
Current visitors
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Home
Forums
Brown Cafe Community Center
Current Events
Veteran's Administration
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="roadrunner2012" data-source="post: 1330185" data-attributes="member: 40736"><p><a href="http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/199480-gop-blocks-veterans-bill" target="_blank">http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/199480-gop-blocks-veterans-bill</a></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Senate Republicans stopped Democrats from advancing a bill that would have expanded healthcare and education programs for veterans.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>In a 56-41 vote Thursday, the motion to waive a budget point of order against the bill failed, as Democrats fell short of the 60 votes needed to overcome the Republican roadblock.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>GOP Sens. Dean Heller (Nev.) and Jerry Moran (Kan.) voted with Democrats.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) refused to allow a GOP substitute amendment to get an up-or-down vote because it included Iran sanctions, which he said were unrelated to veterans’ issues.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>“I hope all the veterans groups have witnessed all the contortions the Republicans have done to defeat this bill,” Reid said Thursday. “Shame on Republicans for bringing base politics into a bill to help veterans.”</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Republicans tried to force consideration of the GOP amendment, but failed to table Reid's pending amendments on a 44-52 vote.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="roadrunner2012, post: 1330185, member: 40736"] [url]http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/199480-gop-blocks-veterans-bill[/url] [I] Senate Republicans stopped Democrats from advancing a bill that would have expanded healthcare and education programs for veterans. In a 56-41 vote Thursday, the motion to waive a budget point of order against the bill failed, as Democrats fell short of the 60 votes needed to overcome the Republican roadblock. GOP Sens. Dean Heller (Nev.) and Jerry Moran (Kan.) voted with Democrats. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) refused to allow a GOP substitute amendment to get an up-or-down vote because it included Iran sanctions, which he said were unrelated to veterans’ issues. “I hope all the veterans groups have witnessed all the contortions the Republicans have done to defeat this bill,” Reid said Thursday. “Shame on Republicans for bringing base politics into a bill to help veterans.” Republicans tried to force consideration of the GOP amendment, but failed to table Reid's pending amendments on a 44-52 vote.[/I] [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Home
Forums
Brown Cafe Community Center
Current Events
Veteran's Administration
Top