It's a trap because the reasoning behind voting against it was not because they don't want Veterans funded. You better research if anyone of them ARE Veterans.
No, instead, many of them if not all of them voted against it because they want the ENTIRE Government funded, not the piece by piece stuff.
But the R's didn't want you to know the logic behind voting against it.
They wanted you to say "LOOK, THESE GUYS ARE AGAINST OUR BRAVE VETS!!!!!"
And here you are, like their good 'lil doggy.
Good job on their part, tbh. It served their purpose.
Tell me, are the R's "AGAINST FUNDING VETERANS!!!!!" when they won't even take up a vote on the clean CR the Senate passed............which includes FUNDING THE VETERANS?
You play their game like a good little boy man. You do that.
Wait a minute.. but when REPs vote against a 'veterans' bill
(even though it has riders and add ins that are not for veterans and that drag the bill down) and some asshole leftist like rdummy makes a thread bashing them, you DON'T have the same reaction????
Color me shocked
Here is the bill, and I would like for a lying piece of dog squeeze to
point out the riders and add ins.
H.R.3225 -- Making continuing appropriations for veterans benefits in the event of a Government shutdown. (Introduced in House - IH)
HR 3225 IH
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3225
Making continuing appropriations for veterans benefits in the event of a Government shutdown.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 1, 2013
Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. DESANTIS, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. GRAVES of Georgia, Mr. RADEL, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. BRIDENSTINE, Mr. LABRADOR, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. GRIMM, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. HANNA, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. BENISHEK, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. COOK, Mr. WILLIAMS, Mr. YOHO, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. PRICE of Georgia, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. STEWART, Mr. JONES, Mr. COBLE, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Mr. JORDAN, Mr. COTTON, Mr. AMASH, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. CRAMER, Mrs. WALORSKI, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mrs. LUMMIS, Mr. REICHERT, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. FORBES, Mr. POSEY, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. GRIFFITH of Virginia, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, and Mr. SMITH of New Jersey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations
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A BILL
Making continuing appropriations for veterans benefits in the event of a Government shutdown.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR VETERANS COMPENSATION, PENSION BENEFITS, AND EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.
There are hereby appropriated for fiscal year 2014, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for fiscal year 2014 are not in effect, such sums as are necessary, at a rate for operations as provided in the applicable appropriations Acts for fiscal year 2013 and under the authority and conditions provided in such Acts, to administer and furnish the compensation, pension benefits, readjustment benefits, veterans insurance and indemnities, veterans housing benefits, and vocational rehabilitation benefits provided for under title 38, United States Code.
SEC. 2. TERMINATION.
Appropriations and funds made available and authority granted pursuant to this Act shall be available until whichever of the following first occurs:
(1) The enactment into law of an appropriation (including a continuing appropriation) for any purpose for which amounts are made available in section 1.
(2) The enactment into law of the applicable regular or continuing appropriations resolution or other Act without any appropriation for such purpose.
(3) January 1, 2015.
Bill Text - 113th Congress (2013-2014) - THOMAS (Library of Congress)
Just so you will know, I have a dog in this fight since I honorably served on active duty in the military for 6 years.