When the House passed its latest version of the bill to fund the government, it also passed another bill. That second bill guaranteed that even if there was no quick agreement on the full funding measure, that America's armed forces and the weapons and material they need to function would still be fully funded. This second bill was so uncontroversial that it passed the House unanimously; every Democrat and every Republican voted for it. Not a single representative wanted to see America's defense put at risk as part of a political battle over Obamacare funding.
Now it appears that the Democrats in the Senate are going to ignore this second bill. As I write this, the plan of Harry Reid is just to reject both of the measures passed by the House and to toss the entire matter back to the House. In other words, Reid and the Democrats are putting the funding for America's troops at risk.
This is a shameful position by Reid and the Democrats. It is important that every American burn up the phone wires to DC to tell their senator not to go along with it. Our armed forces deserve the support of all of us. These brave men and women put their lives on the line for us all and we ought not treat them like pawns in a chess game.
Call your senator and tell him or her not to allow Reid's ploy to proceed. Demand that your senator support the funding for the troops.
UPDATE: About fifteen hours after this post went up, the Democrats in the Senate changed their mind and passed the bill to fund the salaries of the troops. Of course, on the next day, Harry Reid said that the Senate would never pass piece meal funding for the government (even though it had done just that one day earlier.) This time, Reid said the Senate would not consider funding payments for veterans and for the National Institutes of Health and the Center for Disease Control. Hopefully, Reid and the Democrats are just posturing and will relent to help veterans and the sick, but with Reid, you never know.
Now it appears that the Democrats in the Senate are going to ignore this second bill. As I write this, the plan of Harry Reid is just to reject both of the measures passed by the House and to toss the entire matter back to the House. In other words, Reid and the Democrats are putting the funding for America's troops at risk.
This is a shameful position by Reid and the Democrats. It is important that every American burn up the phone wires to DC to tell their senator not to go along with it. Our armed forces deserve the support of all of us. These brave men and women put their lives on the line for us all and we ought not treat them like pawns in a chess game.
Call your senator and tell him or her not to allow Reid's ploy to proceed. Demand that your senator support the funding for the troops.
UPDATE: About fifteen hours after this post went up, the Democrats in the Senate changed their mind and passed the bill to fund the salaries of the troops. Of course, on the next day, Harry Reid said that the Senate would never pass piece meal funding for the government (even though it had done just that one day earlier.) This time, Reid said the Senate would not consider funding payments for veterans and for the National Institutes of Health and the Center for Disease Control. Hopefully, Reid and the Democrats are just posturing and will relent to help veterans and the sick, but with Reid, you never know.
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