Anger as Republicans block bill to help military veterans exposed to toxins

[BS Filter]

If wording keeps you from supporting vets, there's that hate

Why do you want to steal from taxpayers?

 

[Delldude]

Look you stupid fuck, the bill was originally written, and always has been, with non-discretionary, MANDATORY, spending. I mean are you so stupid that you don't know the difference between MANDATORY and DISCRETIONARY? I mean damn, if you are that stupid that you really shouldn't have the right to vote and you damn sure shouldn't be posting on messageboards and showing the entire world how stupid you are.

Doesn't seem as you indicate....

Washington, D.C. – House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23) issued the following statement on the PACT Act:

“When the House voted on the PACT Act in March, I had concerns over the ability of the VA to implement the act without adversely impacting the care that veterans are currently receiving. The Senate made improvements to the bill that would allow the VA system to integrate these newly-enrolled veterans seeking care more seamlessly. Unfortunately, the Senate also inserted a budget gimmick that would make hundreds of billions of dollars of existing spending mandatory, an accounting shell game that would allow Pelosi, Biden, and Schumer to pursue more inflationary spending on unrelated programs without budget constraints.

“Our veterans deserve reliable, quality health care, not more inflationary spending that every American, including veterans, cannot afford. Ranking Member Bost offered a commonsense amendment, the Honoring our PACT Act, which would still have ensured veterans exposed to toxic chemicals would receive health care services and benefits they need and earned in their service to our country, while eliminating the budget gimmick that could allow for more reckless spending in the future on unrelated programs. Had this amendment passed or had the Democrats taken out this unnecessary budget gimmick, I would have proudly voted for the legislation.

“With 9.1 percent inflation, House Democrats should have joined House Republicans to support our veterans by passing a clean PACT Act. Instead, they used our veterans as convenient cover for more reckless spending.”

 

[bodecea]

Inquisitive. Do you have a dictionary handy?

Intrusive. I know what it means and that's the word I wanted to use.

 

[Meister]

The bill is clean. Read the damn thing.

https://rules.house.gov/sites/democrats.rules.house.gov/files/CP-117HR3967EAS-RCP117-56.pdf

From your source.....
That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 3967) entitled “An Act to improve health care and benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances, and for other purposes.”, do pass with the following


This document was computer-generated in an effort to show how two versions of the same legislative text differ and may not have been reviewed for accuracy. This document may comply with clause 12(b) of rule XXI of the Rules of the House. This document does not represent an official expression by the House and should not be relied on as an authoritative delineation of the proposed change(s) to existing law.

Looks like shenanigans could be played. The first version "and other purposes" is very sly and sounds like it was a gimmick.
We don't really know what the amended Bill has because of the warning

 

[BS Filter]

Any Vet who votes for any Republican after this ought to have his head examined

Why do you want to rape taxpayers?

 

[BS Filter]

Intrusive. I know what it means and that's the word I wanted to use.

Ok. I say inquisitive. So what are the names of your gods?

 

[bodecea]

Any Vet who votes for any Republican after this ought to have his head examined

I would hope this would wake them up....but sometimes vets vote against their own interests....and some vets like to stick it to their fellow vets....as Republicans. Look up Duke Cunningham and Duncan Hunter for examples.

 

[bodecea]

Why do you want to steal from taxpayers?

Guess what. Vets are taxpayers too.

 

[Rogue AI]

Now $400 billion "unaccountable"?

You are hopeless. Stick to emojis, words fail you.

 

[bodecea]

Why do you want to rape taxpayers?

Why do Republicans go all in on rape? This is a very odd term to use.

 

[bodecea]

Ok. I say inquisitive. So what are the names of your gods?

Still intrusive, I see. Not the topic of this thread.

 

[Lesh]

Why do you want to rape taxpayers?

I want to take care of VETS who have been waiting too fucking long already

Why do you not care about them?

 

[Rogue AI]

I would hope this would wake them up....but sometimes vets vote against their own interestes....and some vets like to stick it to their fellow vets....as Republicans. Look up Duke Cunningham and Duncan Hunter for examples.

Every vet dumb enough to vote Democrat votes against their own interests.

 

[Clipper]

Why do you want to rape taxpayers?

Now helping vets who are dying is raping taxpayer's?

 

[bodecea]

Every vet dumb enough to vote Democrat votes against their own interests.

Every accusation by Righties turn out to be con-fessions.

 

[Lesh]

From your source.....
That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 3967) entitled “An Act to improve health care and benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances, and for other purposes.”, do pass with the following


This document was computer-generated in an effort to show how two versions of the same legislative text differ and may not have been reviewed for accuracy. This document may comply with clause 12(b) of rule XXI of the Rules of the House. This document does not represent an official expression by the House and should not be relied on as an authoritative delineation of the proposed change(s) to existing law.

Looks like shenanigans could be played. The first version "and other purposes" is very sly and sounds like it was a gimmick.
We don't really know what the amended Bill has because of the warning

But you found no difference in the funding did you?

It was always MANDATORY

And according to you the VFW was bamboozled by those nefarious Dems huh?

 

[pknopp]

Why do you want to steal from taxpayers?

Quit wasting billions by sending people over to useless wars and then you don't have to pay to fix them.

 

[Lesh]

Every vet dumb enough to vote Democrat votes against their own interests.

Clearly the opposite as this issue shows

 

[Lesh]

I want to take care of VETS who have been waiting too fucking long already

Why do you not care about them?

I never get a response to that

Hmmm

 

[Meister]

But you found no difference in the funding did you?

It was always MANDATORY

And according to you the VFW was bamboozled by those nefarious Dems huh?

"and for other purposes", it doesn't get more vague than that using legal jargon, lesh

what part of this don't you understand?
"This document does not represent an official expression by the House and should not be relied on as an authoritative delineation of the proposed change(s) to existing law."