This bill cuts future disability benefits, codifies disability-rating reductions as a cost saving measure, places a cap on benefits, and raise VA home loan fees.
Not even sure why the main thing they’re complaining about is the “dirty tricks”, just let them own it and then come out talking about how Republicans unanimously screwed over Iran war veterans affordability from now until the end of time.
Not even sure why the main thing they’re complaining about is the “dirty tricks”,
The article you posted explains it:
Furious Democrats accused Republicans of playing “dirty pool.” They said Republicans pulled Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.), the ranking member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, away from the podium, where he was leading the Democratic side of the debate, in order to discuss changes to the bill. It was during that parley — while Takano was away from his microphone — that McDowell fast-tracked the proposal, they said.
“After publicly announcing a recorded vote on the TCAVA legislation, House Republicans asked if RM Takano and Democrats would agree to last minute engrossment corrections,” a Democratic leadership aide said.
“While members and staff were evaluating these changes away from the podium, House Republicans called the vote up and passed it by voice within seconds — depriving Democrats of the ability to even evaluate the proposed changes and ask for a recorded vote so Members could vote against the biggest cut to veterans benefits in US history,” the aide added.
“On Veterans Day of all days, using dirty tricks to steal from Veterans is a disgrace.”
Just use the fast track as proof they wanted to get the bill through because they knew screwing veterans wasn’t a popular thing to do. But totally agree, every bill that hurts someone, or every veto of a bill that helps someone, needs to be broadcast. Don’t just let them own it, scream at them asking why they hate Americans.
This bill cuts future disability benefits, codifies disability-rating reductions as a cost saving measure, places a cap on benefits, and raise VA home loan fees.
Not even sure why the main thing they’re complaining about is the “dirty tricks”, just let them own it and then come out talking about how Republicans unanimously screwed over Iran war veterans affordability from now until the end of time.
The article you posted explains it:
Just use the fast track as proof they wanted to get the bill through because they knew screwing veterans wasn’t a popular thing to do. But totally agree, every bill that hurts someone, or every veto of a bill that helps someone, needs to be broadcast. Don’t just let them own it, scream at them asking why they hate Americans.