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Senate Democrats Just Blocked a Bill to Increase Accountability at the Scandal-Plagued Veterans Affairs Department
This actually happened on the Senate floor this afternoon. Senator Marco Rubio (R., Fla.) asked for consent to take up and pass the Veterans Affairs Management Accountability Act, a bill that would make it easier/possible for the scandal-plagued department to fire employees based on poor performance. The House overwhelmingly passed the legislation on Wednesday, with a bipartisan vote of 390 to 33. (Only Democrats objected.)
Surely the Senate would follow suit, right? Not exactly. Senator Bernie Sanders, a union-backed socialist from Vermont, objected on behalf of Senate Democrats to Rubios request. Instead of taking any action now, Sanders said he is going to hold a hearingseveral weeks from now.
Sanders, who chairs the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs, has been one of the most outspoken defenders of the VA against allegations of misconduct. When asked about reports of multiple deaths related to long wait times at the VA healthcare system, Sanders told CNN: People die every day.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) on Thursday offered a lukewarm assessment of the House-passed legislation, describing it as not unreasonable.
House Speaker John Boehner (R., Ohio) was not happy. As we head into the Memorial Day weekend, I am disappointed, andfranklyshocked that Senate Democratic leaders chose to block legislation that would hold VA managers accountable, Boehner said in a statement.
Senate Democrats Just Blocked a Bill to Increase Accountability at the Scandal-Plagued Veterans Affairs Department | Washington Free Beacon
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Just save this folks, since the democrats are going to obfuscate to Booooooosh like they have with every blatant failure of the Obama administration and the policies of the democrats.
They have such a great smile don't they? I wonder if BSNBC will report this so liberals will be informed. Yeah, do not hold your breath.
This actually happened on the Senate floor this afternoon. Senator Marco Rubio (R., Fla.) asked for consent to take up and pass the Veterans Affairs Management Accountability Act, a bill that would make it easier/possible for the scandal-plagued department to fire employees based on poor performance. The House overwhelmingly passed the legislation on Wednesday, with a bipartisan vote of 390 to 33. (Only Democrats objected.)
Surely the Senate would follow suit, right? Not exactly. Senator Bernie Sanders, a union-backed socialist from Vermont, objected on behalf of Senate Democrats to Rubios request. Instead of taking any action now, Sanders said he is going to hold a hearingseveral weeks from now.
Sanders, who chairs the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs, has been one of the most outspoken defenders of the VA against allegations of misconduct. When asked about reports of multiple deaths related to long wait times at the VA healthcare system, Sanders told CNN: People die every day.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) on Thursday offered a lukewarm assessment of the House-passed legislation, describing it as not unreasonable.
House Speaker John Boehner (R., Ohio) was not happy. As we head into the Memorial Day weekend, I am disappointed, andfranklyshocked that Senate Democratic leaders chose to block legislation that would hold VA managers accountable, Boehner said in a statement.
Senate Democrats Just Blocked a Bill to Increase Accountability at the Scandal-Plagued Veterans Affairs Department | Washington Free Beacon
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Just save this folks, since the democrats are going to obfuscate to Booooooosh like they have with every blatant failure of the Obama administration and the policies of the democrats.
They have such a great smile don't they? I wonder if BSNBC will report this so liberals will be informed. Yeah, do not hold your breath.
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