Video shows Republicans fist bumping after blocking veteran healthcare bill

The Democrats loaded up the Bill with unrelated BULLSHIT. I wouldn't vote for it either.

Toomey is lying about the bill being "loaded up". It was not. The only change made between the time the bill passed in June to now was to shift some money from discretionary spending to mandatory spending. ALL the money must be spent on helping veterans with toxic exposures. Marking the money as mandatory ensures that it MUST be spent on those issues and prevents Congress nickel-and-diming programs so they can get their hands on the money for other things unrelated to toxic exposures or veteran's issues.

Steve McFarland is lying because he didn't bother checking the veracity of the claims of the Republican senators for whom he is carrying water. He stands with them over veterans.

*GOP's actual track record on supporting veterans
Oct 23, 2013 1:43pm EDT by JLFinch, Community

SOURCE : https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2013/10/23/1249904/-GOP-s-actual-track-record-on-supporting-veterans


1.) These 41 Senate Republicans Voted Against Veterans' Healthcare—Full List

“bill aimed at protecting veterans exposed to toxic materials during their service was shut down yesterday in the Senate, in a 55 to 42 vote that failed to meet the 60-vote threshold necessary to advance the legislation.”

SOURCE : https://www.newsweek.com/41-senate-republicans-voted-against-veterans-health-care-1728613?amp=1


2.) The Party of Veterans: Democrats or Republicans?

In her new book, "Congress and U.S. Veterans: From the GI Bill to the VA Crisis," Stevens Assistant Professor Lindsey Cormack evaluates how the parties legislate and communicate veterans' policies.

SOURCE : https://www.stevens.edu/news/party-veterans-democrats-or-republicans


3.) Born of Controversy: The GI Bill of Rights

“It has been heralded as one of the most significant pieces of legislation ever produced by the federal government—one that impacted the United States socially, economically and politically. But it almost never came to pass.

The Servicemembers' Readjustment Act of 1944—commonly known as the GI Bill of Rights—nearly stalled in Congress as members of the House and Senate debated provisions of the controversial bill.

Some shunned the idea of paying unemployed veterans $20 a week because they thought it diminished their incentive to look for work. Others questioned the concept of sending battle-hardened veterans to colleges and universities, a privilege then reserved for the rich.
Despite their differences, all agreed something must be done to help veterans assimilate into civilian life.

SOURCE : https://www.va.gov/opa/publications/celebrate/gi-bill.pdf