Monday, December 23, 2013

Feds: Cuts Militry Pensions, Don't Cut Illegal's Benefits

I cannot call out only Democrats for supporting cuts to military pensions but allowing illegal immigrant law breakers to continue their Federal benefits.
From Fox News: A final effort by Senate Republicans to halt cuts to pensions of military retirees failed late Tuesday, after Democrats blocked an amendment to the controversial budget bill.
The two-year budget agreement, which cleared a key test vote earlier in the day, was expected to get a final vote no later than Wednesday.
Ahead of the final vote, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., tried unsuccessfully to use a parliamentary tactic to force a vote on the amendment, which he wrote to undo the cuts for military retirees.
A provision in the already House-passed bill would cut retirement benefits for military retirees by $6 billion over 10 years.
Sessions wanted to instead eliminate an estimated $4.2 billion in annual spending by reining in an IRS credit that illegal immigrants have claimed.
He and fellow senators argued the bill unfairly sticks veterans and other military retirees with the cost of new spending.
“It’s not correct, and it should not happen,” Sessions said on the floor.
"By blocking my amendment, they voted to cut pensions for wounded warriors," he said afterwards. "Senators in this chamber have many valid ideas for replacing these pension cuts, including my proposal to close the tax welfare loophole for illegal filers, and all deserved a fair and open hearing. But they were denied.”  http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/12/18/senate-gop-fails-in-final-bid-to-restore-military-pension-cuts-to-budget-bill/
So, to Senile/Coward/Liar Harry Reid, Felony Thief Dina Titus, Stephen Horsford and GOP RINO Mark Amodei, thanks to you, you put illegal law breaking immigrants ahead of law abiding military veterans who have protected our country over the decades.
To: Reid, Titus, Horsford and Amodei: You are a disgrace to Nevada.

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