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Did The GOP Vote Against Veterans Because Destroying the Obama Administration was More Important?
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GOP Voted Against 7 Bills to Help Veterans
MAY 16, 2012
War on Error
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Bill's Blocked By Republican's Since President Obama Took Office.
David Gregory, John McCain, and the media aren't covering this story so we have to.
Here's a concise extraction for easy viewing for those who are INTERESTED IN VETERANS ISSUES and need to know which party supports veterans and which party does not.
The rejected Bills are named:
H.R. 466 – Wounded Veteran Job Security Act became H. R. 2875.
H.R. 1168 -- Veterans Retraining Act
H.R. 1171 – Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program Reauthorization
H.R. 1172 -- Requiring List on VA Website of Organizations Providing Scholarships for Veterans
H.R. 1293 -- Disabled Veterans Home Improvement and Structural Alteration Grant Increase Act of 2009
H.R. 1803 -- Veterans Business Center Act
H.R. 2352 – Job Creation Through Entrepreneurship Act
DETAILS OF BILLS REJECTED BY REPUBLICANS:
H.R. 466 – Wounded Veteran Job Security Act – This bill would actually provide job security for veterans who are receiving medical treatment for injuries suffered while fighting in defense of their country. It would prohibit employers from terminating
employees who miss work while receiving treatment for a service-related disability.
H.R. 1168 -- Veterans Retraining Act – This bill would provide for assistance to help veterans who are currently unemployed with their expenses while retraining for the current job market.
H.R. 1171 – Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program Reauthorization – This bill would reauthorize programs in support of homeless veterans, to assist them with job training, counseling, and placement services through the Department of Veterans Affairs through 2014.
H.R. 1172 -- Requiring List on VA Website of Organizations Providing Scholarships for Veterans which does nothing more than direct the Department of Veterans Affairs to include information about scholarships for veterans.
H.R. 1293 -- Disabled Veterans Home Improvement and Structural Alteration Grant Increase Act of 2009 – Here’sanother bill in support of those who have fought for their country, passed by House Democrats and blocked from becoming law by Republicans.
This would increase the amount paid by the VA to disabled veterans for necessary home structural improvements from $4,100 to $6,800 for those who are more than 50% disabled, and from $1,200 to $2,000 who are less than 50%, disabled. This means, if a veteran lost the use of his legs in service of his country, the country will pay for the wheelchair ramp so that he can live at home.
By the way, the last time this ceiling was lifted was in 1992. There isn't even a fiscal reason for being against this bill, as the total cost of this bill, according to CBO estimates, would be a “whopping” $20 million. That's about a quarter (25 cents) per family of four.
H.R. 1803 -- Veterans Business Center Act – This bill would set up a Veterans Business Center program within the Small Business Administration, which would specialize in such programs as grants for service-disabled veterans, help them develop business plans and secure business opportunities. In other words, folks, it would create jobs and offer opportunities those who have fought in defense of our country.
H.R. 2352 – Job Creation Through Entrepreneurship Act – This bill essentially combines a number of other bills that Republicans had blocked in the Senate previously, and adds a few elements. The bill would again establish a Veterans Business Center Program; .... it would establish a Military Entrepreneurs Program; ...
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/10/23/1249904/-GOP-s-actual-track-record-on-supporting-veterans#
MAY 16, 2012
War on Error
...
Bill's Blocked By Republican's Since President Obama Took Office.
David Gregory, John McCain, and the media aren't covering this story so we have to.
Here's a concise extraction for easy viewing for those who are INTERESTED IN VETERANS ISSUES and need to know which party supports veterans and which party does not.
The rejected Bills are named:
H.R. 466 – Wounded Veteran Job Security Act became H. R. 2875.
H.R. 1168 -- Veterans Retraining Act
H.R. 1171 – Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program Reauthorization
H.R. 1172 -- Requiring List on VA Website of Organizations Providing Scholarships for Veterans
H.R. 1293 -- Disabled Veterans Home Improvement and Structural Alteration Grant Increase Act of 2009
H.R. 1803 -- Veterans Business Center Act
H.R. 2352 – Job Creation Through Entrepreneurship Act
DETAILS OF BILLS REJECTED BY REPUBLICANS:
H.R. 466 – Wounded Veteran Job Security Act – This bill would actually provide job security for veterans who are receiving medical treatment for injuries suffered while fighting in defense of their country. It would prohibit employers from terminating
employees who miss work while receiving treatment for a service-related disability.
H.R. 1168 -- Veterans Retraining Act – This bill would provide for assistance to help veterans who are currently unemployed with their expenses while retraining for the current job market.
H.R. 1171 – Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program Reauthorization – This bill would reauthorize programs in support of homeless veterans, to assist them with job training, counseling, and placement services through the Department of Veterans Affairs through 2014.
H.R. 1172 -- Requiring List on VA Website of Organizations Providing Scholarships for Veterans which does nothing more than direct the Department of Veterans Affairs to include information about scholarships for veterans.
H.R. 1293 -- Disabled Veterans Home Improvement and Structural Alteration Grant Increase Act of 2009 – Here’sanother bill in support of those who have fought for their country, passed by House Democrats and blocked from becoming law by Republicans.
This would increase the amount paid by the VA to disabled veterans for necessary home structural improvements from $4,100 to $6,800 for those who are more than 50% disabled, and from $1,200 to $2,000 who are less than 50%, disabled. This means, if a veteran lost the use of his legs in service of his country, the country will pay for the wheelchair ramp so that he can live at home.
By the way, the last time this ceiling was lifted was in 1992. There isn't even a fiscal reason for being against this bill, as the total cost of this bill, according to CBO estimates, would be a “whopping” $20 million. That's about a quarter (25 cents) per family of four.
H.R. 1803 -- Veterans Business Center Act – This bill would set up a Veterans Business Center program within the Small Business Administration, which would specialize in such programs as grants for service-disabled veterans, help them develop business plans and secure business opportunities. In other words, folks, it would create jobs and offer opportunities those who have fought in defense of our country.
H.R. 2352 – Job Creation Through Entrepreneurship Act – This bill essentially combines a number of other bills that Republicans had blocked in the Senate previously, and adds a few elements. The bill would again establish a Veterans Business Center Program; .... it would establish a Military Entrepreneurs Program; ...
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/10/23/1249904/-GOP-s-actual-track-record-on-supporting-veterans#
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You used thedailykos as your source for info. This argument is silly at best.
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I'm fully aware that they were blocked and never said it was right that they were. But as per usual you have resurfaced with something inflammatory to say to get people riled up, using an extremely left wing source for your info. So, as per usual, I'm not going to give you any points for creativity. That said, why did the President just veto funding and raises for the military after paying his Iranian buddies $150 BILLION?
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COL Ted Mc
SFC (Join to see) - Staff; The strange thing about facts is that they are independent of analysis. Facts are neither "left" nor "right" they are simply facts.
So, just because someone asks a question based on facts that they got from a source you don't approve of because it has a different political slant than yours doesn't mean that the question isn't relevant to either the facts or reality. If the facts on which the question is based are not actually facts then that is a whole different matter.
However you have agreed that the facts are correct so the answer would have nothing to do with the source the questioner got them from - only the analysis of them that led the questioner to ask the question.
So your response breaks down to "That's a silly question." and I'd like to know how you arrived at your actual answer.
So, just because someone asks a question based on facts that they got from a source you don't approve of because it has a different political slant than yours doesn't mean that the question isn't relevant to either the facts or reality. If the facts on which the question is based are not actually facts then that is a whole different matter.
However you have agreed that the facts are correct so the answer would have nothing to do with the source the questioner got them from - only the analysis of them that led the questioner to ask the question.
So your response breaks down to "That's a silly question." and I'd like to know how you arrived at your actual answer.
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I don't know whether to laugh or cry. You hate Bush. Then you come out with this nonsense. Obama has gotten everything he wanted. Obama care passed with 51 votes. And if you are against his policies you are a racist biggit. this is all in Obama mind. And there is Obama favorite hate group Black lives matter. He has no problems with cops being executed and the call to shoot white people. If Obama does not get his way he throws a tantrum. Something Bill Clinton or Bush never did. And the first thing he Obama did when he shut down the governent was to padlock the WWII memorial. But then open it up for a pro illegal immigration rally. Never mind keep posting I need a laugh.
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Capt Walter Miller
Under the Constitution, all revenue bills must start in the House. Hard to get much done with no money.
The GOP has a death grip on the House and that is not too strong a term for it.
Walt
The GOP has a death grip on the House and that is not too strong a term for it.
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And when did Obama shut down the government exactly? Last time I checked it was the GOP putting a rider to defund Obamacare, aka a "Poison Pill" that shut down the government.
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