Forty Republican members of the United States Senate betrayed veterans today when they decided that denying President Obama a victory was more important than spending $1 billion to create jobs for vets.
The Veterans Job Corps Act of 2012 would have spent $1 billion over five years to put veterans to work tending to federal lands, and in the nation’s police and fire departments. Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) based her plan of FDR’s Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), but Republicans opposed the bill because they said there is no proof that it would work.
Republican Sen. Tom Coburn claimed that there is no evidence that jobs for vets will work, “What we have is a bill that’s brought to the floor that has good intentions behind but shows the absolute laziness of congress in terms of really digging things out. issued their duplication report on the job training programs for veterans, four of them do exactly the same thing. None of them have a metric. So we don’t know if they’re working, and we haven’t held a hearing to find out if they’re working. But what are we doing?”
It doesn’t matter to most Senate Republicans that the CCC put 2.5 million people to work. When confronted with an actual jobs program for America’s vets, including the 220,000 who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, the majority of Republicans claimed the plan, which was already offset, was too expensive.
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) claimed that the bill would have pushed the VA over its spending limits, and gave forty Republicans a reason to vote no on jobs for vets.
The good news is that five Senate Republicans didn’t join with their party. Sen. Scott Brown (MA), Dean Heller (NV) Lisa Murkowski (AK), and Maine’s Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe all voted with the Democrats, but in the end the bill fell two votes short of clearing the procedural hurdle, and died in the Senate.
Here are the 40 Republicans who voted to keep America’s veterans unemployed,
Alexander (R-TN)
Ayotte (R-NH)
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blunt (R-MO)
Boozman (R-AR)
Burr (R-NC)
Chambliss (R-GA)
Coats (R-IN)
Coburn (R-OK)
Cochran (R-MS)
Corker (R-TN)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Crapo (R-ID)
DeMint (R-SC)
Enzi (R-WY)
Graham (R-SC)
Grassley (R-IA)
Hatch (R-UT)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Isakson (R-GA)
Johanns (R-NE)
Johnson (R-WI)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Lee (R-UT)
Lugar (R-IN)
McCain (R-AZ)
McConnell (R-KY)
Moran (R-KS)
Paul (R-KY)
Portman (R-OH)
Risch (R-ID)
Roberts (R-KS)
Rubio (R-FL)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Thune (R-SD)
Toomey (R-PA)
Vitter (R-LA)
Wicker (R-MS)
Mark Kirk and James Inhofe did not vote.
If any two of the Republicans on this list would have decided to put our veterans first, this bill would have moved forward. Instead, Senate Republicans thanked veterans by denying them jobs.
Senate Republican leaders actually fled from the media and refused to take questions at their weekly press conference today. If you are represented by one of these senators, take the time to attend one of their events and ask them why they don’t want veterans to have jobs.
Between Mitt Romney’s secret videotape and today’s Republican Senate vote, it is clear where the Republican Party stands. I guess our returning veterans are also part of the deadbeat 47%, and the Republican Party decided to honor our obligation to those who served their country by denying them access to employment.
If this is what Republicans consider patriotism, I don’t want to be their kind of patriot. Our veterans deserve better, and our nation’s deserves better leadership than this.
Only 48 more days until we get to go to the polls and vote for candidates who truly do support our troops.
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Leslie Parsley
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 5:29 pm
Thanks for the names of those scoundrels. Every single damn one of them should be voted out of office.
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Elizabeth Anderson
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 11:18 pm
Ok, Leslie, that’s what WE have to do. From now on this is OUR America. So? Who on that list lives in your state? I’m going for anyone of these guys that live in mine. The next step is to get other people in getting these deadbeats out of Congress and taking it to the military–get these people involved in spreading the word; THEY LOST Federal jobs that would be like those that helped build the PA Turnpike, bridges, tunnels, art work, etc after the Great Depression in CCC Project. Jobs that could have given them skills for work in mainstream careers. We can create brochures, signs, mete pics on Facebook, a Facebook page, etc. with the FACTS of their voting history, anything that got shoved under the rug of wrong doing, and their personal philosophy that is based on myths (i.e. Todd Akin’s the bodies of women who are raped shut down and they can’t get pregnant).
It’s time for us to make a push to make The Crooks of Congress to become accountable. Accountable to US, the American People and the U.S. ~Liz
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Grovegal
Sep. 24th, 2012 at 12:44 pm
I am SO with you, Elizabeth! As President Obama said last night on 60 Minutes when asked what he’d do (second term) about the blockage from House GOP, Prez Obama said this time he’d get help from the American people.
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Schmice
Sep. 22nd, 2012 at 11:03 pm
I absolutely agree.
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west graham
Sep. 24th, 2012 at 3:33 pm
republicans can’t help Vets, they’re not rich!
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Churchlady
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 5:34 pm
Chickenhawks strike again. Avoid the draft in the past. Advocate for war always. Use crocodile tears to prove you ‘support the troops’ but NEVER EVER hire them or reward them in ANY way. After all – they might be part of the 47%.
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west graham
Sep. 24th, 2012 at 3:35 pm
You nailed it!
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Rmuse
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 5:45 pm
Yeah, this is the group that says “support the troops” when they need to send them to unnecessary wars funded with borrowed money, and yet like the unborn, as soon as they are finished serving a specific purpose, abandon them because “America’s broke.” Seriously sick.
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Reynardine
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 6:22 pm
Well, of course. Fresh troops are “human resources”, which must be utilized profitably. Once their usefulness has been extracted, they are waste products: part of that parasitic 47%, cravenly whining for food, shelter, health care, their GI bills, and other promises it wouldn’t be economically beneficial for “the makers” to fulfill.
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Piroko
Sep. 20th, 2012 at 8:34 am
Not the first time this has happened. In the years after WWI a group of veterans who came to be known as the Bonus Army held a series of protests against a deferred compensation system the government came up with where veterans would be paid out for their service in the AEF… in the 1940′s.
In 1932 and 33 veterans demanded that the bonus be paid out immediately in light of the depression. It ultimately was paid out early in 1936 over FDR’s veto.
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Nancy Arnold
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 5:53 pm
Two of my Senators from Texas voted NO – I have sent both of them emal after email on several different matters – always the same thing in return – a form letter that says —- Thanks for your input, however, I do not agree with you and will be voting as I see fit. ———- They do not care what their constituents have to say – just following the party line. Makes me ill.
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steve
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 7:50 pm
Nancy, is that the exact wording of their form letters?…….thanks
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Charles Corzine
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 10:27 pm
Yes Steve, that sounds like the exact same form letter I get from my Congressional Rep here in NE FL
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Melissa Puntenney
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 9:28 pm
Nancy, I know EXACTLY how you feel. I can’t even tell you how many times I have contacted both Senators…. They sold their souls to Grover Norquist and their campaign contributors a long time ago. It’s a lost cause. And as sad as it is, this Horrible Ted Cruz is going to be CONSIDERABLY worse, especially for women’s rights. This is sad.
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Carolyn
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 10:12 pm
Nancy… They are useless for anyone in Texas that isn’t a big donor. I wrote them in the past with specific questions on issues and received a form letter… NO answers. Never voted form either of them…. No intention of voting for them in future.. glad Hutchinson is leaving, and will PROUDLY remind any one in the future of her dedication to VETERANS — not!!!
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Thomas Mitchell
Sep. 24th, 2012 at 11:41 pm
Hey I read your post. Thanks for sharing it. When you pass along the info about the 40 Senators could you make sure to include the Senator’s response to your email as well? That might help put this into perspective for those that don’t really know. Great post! Thanks.
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get real
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 5:55 pm
They wouldn’t approve something for vets even though it’s only $1 billion over five years?
Heck, right now we’re spending that much EACH WEEK in Afghanistan!
Why do Republicans hate the troops so much when they come back home? Shameful.
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Gramiam
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 6:42 pm
I would love to see some of our troops speak up for themselves to these cretins. Better yet, vote for candidates who will really support them!
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Yoly Bonnet
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 6:16 pm
Shame on you! I guess you will continue to be the Party of No until the last second. Our troops were sent to 2 wars by your friend, President Bush; you sent healthy and strong people but how they come back, you just don’t give a rat’s ass; who cares about the rights not to mention needs of our troops, right? You do not support the troops, you only want to send them out to fight your wars. Who cares what happens to them upon their return? Well, we do! The people of these United States of America do! We are going to do everything we can to get all of you fired!! I’m in shock that Senator McCain voted against this, being a former POW and all. I guess he just had to vote along party lines, not along of what is right. Shame, shame on all of you! You are disgusting!
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Shell pine
Sep. 22nd, 2012 at 6:43 pm
I too am shocked at McCain’s vote. Nor quits and his “pledgers” are a bunch of treasonous frauds. Whatever happened to the concept of representing your constituents. I know “they”think they are stopping Obama from a success, but what is most or more important. Greed. And the quest for power at all cost.
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Shiva (Moderator)
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 6:26 pm
We have to make these things go viral. Jason get Sarah on 5 minute Youtube vids and get these names out. She can wear a mustache so I wont know who she is. Seriously, these names need to hit the stands. Big time. We need votes against these people where we can
Scott Brown. Running for his life. But its too late to change now scooter
And both of my gop senators voted against this
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Tom 1
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 7:11 pm
Sarah Sarah Sarah! Do it! Out these chicken hawk cowards!
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Thomas Mitchell
Sep. 25th, 2012 at 1:17 am
Here’s my contribution. Hope it helps.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pokfvCG0YDw&feature=youtu.be
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Martha Harich
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 6:30 pm
Senators, Your vote demonstrates the lack of any consideration for the people you were elected to serve! All benefits for Congress Members such as
Health Insurance, Retirement Pensions, etc. need to be ended. If Congress cannot even support our fighting men and women, why should our tax money go to support your unearned wages, insurance and retirement! Yes! I do pay income taxes! Do you???
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Colleen
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 6:31 pm
All of them are SCUM!!
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majii
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 6:36 pm
I hope members of our military are paying very close attention to the difference between how the republicans say they feel about them and how little they’re willing to spend to invest in their futures. These same jackazzzzes will vote for subsidies for Big Oil and Big Business in a heartbeat, but won’t spend $1 billion to ensure that our troops don’t come home and join the unemployment rolls.
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Sammy
Sep. 20th, 2012 at 1:08 am
The sad fact is that most, if not all, of the military will continue to vote for these guys.
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Maria
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 6:49 pm
Johnson, the WI senator who replaced Feingold, voted against this bill. I’m from WI. This is SICK. These people talk about Christianity, morality, and the horror of relativism, but they have no moral compass, none at all.
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Lee Schelin
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 6:52 pm
Unbelievable….this reflects their true concerns for our troops welfare after what they have been through. Both of our CA Senators voted “Yea”
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1voice1vote
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 6:59 pm
The Republican war-mongers that patriotically chant “Freedom isn’t FREE” can’t find their wallets when the check comes due.
No “free stuff” (jobs) for you, veterans! Run along, take “personal responsibility” for your injuries and don’t be “victims.” And for Pete’s sake pay some taxes would ya, ya bunch of moochers. (Republican humor/snark)
40 cruel American Senators on that list. 40 heartless Halliburton Republicans.
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John Woodbury
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 7:04 pm
It should be noted that Senator Mark Kirk from Illinois suffered a stroke in January and is still convalescing which will explain his absence on this vote.
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Tim Haaby
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 7:14 pm
These guys have been Stickin it To US Vets ever since My Discharge in 1973.
And Way Before that.
Replace Every One of Them.
Draft Dodgers……
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Rhonda
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 7:47 pm
With McCain being a veteran it amazes me that he would turn his back on this bill.
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Maddies_Mom
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 8:12 pm
It shouldn’t surprise you. He never votes in favor of veteran’s benefits. He’s a fraud AND a coward.
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KatzKids
Sep. 20th, 2012 at 3:39 am
McCain also dissed the families of the Vietnam MIA’s, refused to help them and even refused to talk to them. A real patriot – NOT. He was also highly suspected of collaboration with his captors & his “war wounds” were a result of his plane crash, not torture.
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Sammy
Sep. 20th, 2012 at 1:11 am
John McCain’s Record on Troop and Veterans’ Issues
www.vetvoice.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=1973
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Gary
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 8:14 pm
McCain’s a vet and he voted “no.” I think Lugar is as well. How many others are vets?
The real question is: How does the federal gov’t pay for this $1billion? I don’t care if it’s for cancer research (something I am very involved with), the federal government simply can not continue to afford to pay for new programs. Show me how it’s gets paid for (e.g. what other program loses $1bil over 5 years) and I’ll feel differently.
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Tom
Sep. 20th, 2012 at 10:02 am
1 land-attack missile = $100,000,000.
2 land attack missiles per year x 5 years = $1,000,000,000.
Can we not afford to lob 10 fewer land-attack missiles at Afghanistan for the next five years?
I think we can, and our vets deserve this rather humble sacrifice. So does our country’s infrastructure.
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1voice1vote
Sep. 20th, 2012 at 2:43 pm
Gee, Gary, maybe from the income taxes paid by the employed veterans.
or
1/50 of an oil baron Koch. (Don’t forget to thank them for our current gas prices)
or
1/32 of Exxon’s 2010 profits (they paid zero)
Really, Gary, it’s not that hard to use your brain to think.
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Tina
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 8:58 pm
Did anyone that commented read the entire bill? Can anyone tell me what “pork” was in there also?
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mjh
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 11:54 pm
Well, Tina — you could click on the link and tell us yourself . . .
http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h5683/text
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Tom
Sep. 20th, 2012 at 9:15 am
Yes, I have read it. It’s pretty straight forward. Jobs rebuilding America’s infrastructure instead of jobs building infrastructure for Afghanistan.
Is there really any reason, other than denying the terrible black president a “victory,” to not vote for this?
Ah yes, I hear the rationale now: we must let the private sector supply jobs for returning vets. And these vets must show some initiative and get our there and market themselves to the companies willing to hire them. That is the Republican/Libertarian line of reasoning.
And if that is how you feel, then fine. At least we know how you feel. But don’t mind me for actually thanking the veterans with something more than a parade and flag waving.
I, for one, say give these men the opportunity to have direction and purpose in civilian life. Watch them re-integrate themselves into civilian life. How wonderful it would be to be the nation that actually helps its veterans into, through, and beyond their military service!
Tina, if one of your senators is on this list, ask them questions and demand answers! Otherwise, you lose the right to say how much you loves the troops!
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carol sczruba
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 10:03 pm
The next time one of you useless jerks take a stand for our men and women who are fighting these 2 wars for your sorry butts remember the vote that you just took,remember the one that would have created jobs and you voted it down because it was to costly,well what is the price you put on going to bed at night and feeling safe,if it were not for these brave men and women this country would have collapsed along time ago,because we all know none of you cowards,nor your family would be involved in it.You all just start wars,you don’t fight them.I pray that the people who voted for you figures out their mistakes and vote straight BLUE.
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carol sczruba
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 10:23 pm
i have a very good idea how to pay for this bill,how about taking half the salaries from these 40 Senators and taxes from the 1% and I’ll bet you come up with enough money and then some.After all they don’t do their jobs because if they did this country wouldn’t be in this mess.I don’t recall hearing anyone complaining when Bush and Cheney put us in this mess,but now when it comes time to help all the men and women who volunteered to fight the wars they started no one wants to step forward,we owe these men and women a debt of gratitude,and if this means passing another bill then so be it.How can you ask if we can afford it,you can’t deny taking care of ”these people”because they have given us so much,we have all slept a little easier because of them. GOD BLESS THEM ALL.
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Mikem
Sep. 20th, 2012 at 2:05 am
LOL yeah lets use other peoples money to pay for this program that is coming out of a Senate that hasn’t passed a budget in 1300 days…Then our stupid constituents are too dumb to know the difference.They won’t even read the bill they’ll just get pissed at the republicans all the while we knew that this bill would never pass… Man! thank GOD and George Soros Americans democrats are stupid and gullible…..thank goodness!
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Bruce Hoefler
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 10:39 pm
As a veteran, I can tell you, this is nothing new. At every turn the Republicans have left us hanging out to dry, from Nixon to Reagan, through 2 Bushs, every time it comes to helping the Vets, or the VA, they find some way to renege on their promises. Returning from the field to our old jobs was promised, but never happened, healthcare for PTSD, and Agent Orange took years to ever materialize, and a Democrat administration. In fact, we never even got a “Welcome Home” from them. We are not a good group to offend.
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Zeck180
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 10:52 pm
I posted this nice message on my Senators wall (Grassley) “It’s so nice that you have focused all your attention on this (Fast and Furious), but today you voted with 40 other republicans to thank our veterans by denying them jobs. A 1 billion dollar jobs bill that would help vets find jobs YOU VOTED AGAINST! I never want to hear you say that you support them, because this shows that in reality YOU DON’T!”
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Gray
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 11:19 pm
Anyone ever consider the possibility that the reason these criminals disguised as Senators voted no is because they want these soldiers to re-up and stay available for deployment to the next war?
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Mike
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 11:34 pm
Amazing, the dems have control of the Senate and they still blame the Repubs they couldn’t pass a bill. If the Dems couldn’t get it passed, it means some of the them didn’t vote for it either. How come they aren’t listed as well?
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Carrie
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 11:56 pm
Amazing that you haven’t heard of the 60 vote rule. Go back to fox land angry troll.
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Audioditions
Sep. 20th, 2012 at 12:08 am
The bill needed 60 votes to advance. The final tally was 58 to 40, and all 40 opponents of the proposal were Republicans. None were Democrats…idiot.
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Air Force Veteran
Sep. 20th, 2012 at 12:04 am
Republicans mentality: H.R. 4310 $637 billion bloated budget for the continued war machine > $1 billion for veteran jobs and benefits (because we can’t afford it). Total fucking disgrace.
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Retired First SGT
Sep. 20th, 2012 at 12:12 am
Tina: who gives a damn? Vets deserve the best.MiKe the Democrats can’t pass a bill because they don’t have 60 members. A bill needs 60 votes hey have a little over 50.So repubs have to vote with them.think you both need civica lessons.
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John BP
Sep. 20th, 2012 at 12:13 am
We should let these 40 scoundrels pay ! Especially any of them who might be up for re-election in November!
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Joseph Carrick
Sep. 20th, 2012 at 12:21 am
Did every Dem vote for this bill? I thought the Senate was controlled by Mr Reid and the dems
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Audioditions
Sep. 20th, 2012 at 1:06 am
The bill needed 60 votes to advance. The final tally was 58 to 40, and all 40 opponents of the proposal were Republicans. None were Democrats…idiot.
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duane
Sep. 20th, 2012 at 1:37 am
just an fyi, the most egregious of the no votes was boozman, burr, johanns and toomey, who were co-authors of the bill (they signed their names to the bill as sponsors), had a say in what was included in the bill, and then voted no.
i guess, if you want to go even further, the more scandalous propositions, are 1) the fact there there is almost no “majority vote wins” anymore, when a bill is voted in the affirmative, 58-40, and it FAILS to more forward, is incomprehensible. and 2) why should senators allowed to abstain. they are the representatives! represent! your “constituents” deserve to know how you are representing them. i hate watching c-span, and see “NV” have a number next to it when the time expires. yes, the american people can choose not to vote, and if they do, i think you loose the right to complain, though you still can. BUT as a member of congress who is there to represent the people who did vote, and by not casting a vote, there should be a consequence.
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Yvonne
Sep. 20th, 2012 at 1:48 am
Glad to know these knuckleheads! Hope they get just what they deserve,Looking for a new job..Americans need to vote them out of office.
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Dwaine
Sep. 20th, 2012 at 1:48 am
2 (Scott & Heller) of the 5 that voted for it are in tight re-elections; so, I wouldn’t trust them either!
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Dwaine
Sep. 20th, 2012 at 1:54 am
2 (Brown & Heller) of the 5 that voter for the bill are in tight reelections. I wouldn’t trust them also!
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R. L. Davis, Jr.
Sep. 20th, 2012 at 1:54 am
This vote is a slap in the face to our veterans who have given their lives for America. The people, if you want to call them that, who voted against the Jobs bill are cowards who with the exception of one to my knowledge, were probably draft dodgers. We want these cowards as our leaders in Washington? Thankfully none are from my home state of California but several are from my former home state of Texas and I’m not the least bit surprised. PLEASE VOTE THESE CRETINS OUT!
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Linda
Sep. 20th, 2012 at 2:04 am
Mike, it’s amazing that you’ve just proved Clinton’s convention speech; you don’t get ARITHMETIC.
You DO know how many Senators there are and you DO realize the filibuster technique which has been an effective Rethug WEAPON, yet you still are blaming this bill not passing on the Democrats – when ALL Democrats VOTED for the bill? Astonishing.
Those 40 names (including John McCains!) all have (R)s after them. What a disgrace!
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Michael Heynz
Sep. 20th, 2012 at 2:20 am
Jobs for Veterans = $1 Billion in 5 years.
Ending the Bush tax cuts for the rich would save $80 Billion in 2013, alone.
Guess which one the Republicans are going to fight for…
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/ending-bush-tax-cuts-for-rich-would-save-just-28-billion-in-2013-analysts-say/2012/07/19/gJQAW0m0vW_story.html
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keith pearl
Sep. 20th, 2012 at 4:02 am
All 40 should be remembered as the two faced a holes that they are. Hold them accountable and vote them all out of office. If you can’t reach across the aisle to help out our veterans, then what will it take? Most of these men voted to send them in harms way to begin with! I am stunned that they would try to put a price tag on such a noble bill.
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Alice M
Sep. 20th, 2012 at 4:22 am
The really sad part….John Cornyn and Kay B Hutchison represent the district that holds the largest military base in the WORLD! Ft. Hood, Texas. I have never voted for either of them, and won’t vote for Ted Cruz either! Paul Sadler MUST defeat him! And next time, we must find a strong Democrat to defeat Bill Flores (R-TX) in Dist 17.
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Mike Bresina
Sep. 20th, 2012 at 6:05 am
These 24 also voted for federal funding of rape coverups by opposing the Franken amendment:
Alexander (R-TN)
Barrasso (R-WY)
Burr (R-NC)
Chambliss (R-GA)
Coburn (R-OK)
Cochran (R-MS)
Corker (R-TN)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Crapo (R-ID)
DeMint (R-SC)
Enzi (R-WY)
Graham (R-SC)
Isakson (R-GA)
Johanns (R-NE)
Kyl (R-AZ)
McCain (R-AZ)
McConnell (R-KY)
Risch (R-ID)
Roberts (R-KS)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Thune (R-SD)
Vitter (R-LA)
Wicker (R-MS)
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Anna
Sep. 20th, 2012 at 7:35 am
I *do* want to know why they denied this bill, and I want to see their reasons, in writing, with the figures and facts they speak of. I want to know how it happens that there’s such a clear dividing line between the parties, but that the fact that 4 Republicans voted for the bill means it’s viable in many aspects, but that the majority of Republicans felt it would be better to find fault with it.
This is the Tealiban in action. Their ignorance will destroy this country.
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Bob
Sep. 20th, 2012 at 8:13 am
Wow totally disgusting. Is this how we repay our brave troops who put it all on the line? Maybe congress needs to do a tour in hot zone. I was leaning towards voting republican but just lost my vote. I hope they all lose their seats in congress. When will congress start doing what is good for the country and not for their party or self interests. Unfortunately this happens on both sides! System don’t work anymore time to restructure it.
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DumDumDems
Sep. 20th, 2012 at 8:14 am
Meet the 45 Democrat Senators who’s vote for the Budget Control Act 0f 2011, signed by your President, killed the Veteran Jobs Corp Act.
Please read beyond the party baiting headlines and form a cognitive, informed, researched opinion of your own instead of parroting your fellow democrats sycophantic rants.
Akaka (D-HI), Yea
Baucus (D-MT), Yea
Begich (D-AK), Yea
Bennet (D-CO), Yea
Bingaman (D-NM), Yea
Blumenthal (D-CT), Yea
Boxer (D-CA), Yea
Brown (D-OH), Yea
Cantwell (D-WA), Yea
Cardin (D-MD), Yea
Carper (D-DE), Yea
Casey (D-PA), Yea
Conrad (D-ND), Yea
Coons (D-DE), Yea
Durbin (D-IL), Yea
Feinstein (D-CA), Yea
Franken (D-MN), Yea
Hagan (D-NC), Yea
Inouye (D-HI), Yea
Johnson (D-SD), Yea
Kerry (D-MA), Yea
Klobuchar (D-MN), Yea
Kohl (D-WI), Yea
Landrieu (D-LA), Yea
Leahy (D-VT), Yea
Levin (D-MI), Yea
Manchin (D-WV), Yea
McCaskill (D-MO), Yea
Mikulski (D-MD), Yea
Murray (D-WA), Yea
Nelson (D-FL), Yea
Pryor (D-AR), Yea
Reed (D-RI), Yea
Reid (D-NV), Yea
Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea
Schumer (D-NY), Yea
Shaheen (D-NH), Yea
Stabenow (D-MI), Yea
Tester (D-MT), Yea
Udall (D-CO), Yea
Udall (D-NM), Yea
Warner (D-VA), Yea
Webb (D-VA), Yea
Whitehouse (D-RI), Yea
Wyden (D-OR), Yea
Source: http://politics.nytimes.com/congress/votes/112/senate/1/123
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NativeSonKY
Sep. 20th, 2012 at 12:00 pm
That was the Accepts Debt Ceiling Increase Compromise – which PASSED with a 74-26 vote and 45 Dems voted Yes and 6 voted No. There were far more Rep Nays than Dems.
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j
Sep. 20th, 2012 at 8:14 am
If someone could make a video highlighting these names as a ‘hall of shame’ and get it some exposure I think it would be a good thing, so many Americans do not follow the votes of their senators, and they do not know they are voting against the people we should protect.
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Beatrice
Sep. 20th, 2012 at 8:38 am
How do we revoke the Congressional Health Care Plan? I don’t think these freeloaders need free health care. They should pay for their own health care out of their own pockets, the way the rest of us have to.
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Liz
Sep. 20th, 2012 at 12:14 pm
The amount of spending that you all seem to think is acceptable is astounding. So is the lack of research.
First of all, Congress does NOT get free health care. They pay for it out of every paycheck just like any other employee who is eligible for benefits through their work does. Yes, their job comes with benefits, but so do a large portion of jobs in the private sector.
Secondly, the fact that you think the Franken Amendment was a good thing shows where your priorities lie…that had nothing to do with rape. Nothing. The case they used as a point of reference wasn’t even a good example for their OWN purpose, seeing as the victim was compensated accordingly. Do some research. http://blog.heritage.org/2009/10/16/the-truth-about-the-franken-amendment/
And thirdly, the priories and way of thinking when it comes to our military is mind boggling. You want to cut defense spending so they don’t have adequate armor, ammunition, and other vital equipment needed to SURVIVE, but are okay with jacking up our deficit further by implementing a bill that would cost over a billion dollars that nobody even knows concretely would work? That’s just completely absurd. We’d have a million more situations like we just saw in Libya…were you all aware that the military men that were guarding that embassy had no ammunition in their firearms? Yeah…not sure what the point of them standing guarding was, given they had no protection. If you can’t adequately fund the military, it’s pretty moot to argue about having jobs for them when they get home; more of them won’t MAKE it home.
Lastly, I don’t understand why you all have such a lack of faith in our troops. They absolutely should be given what they’ve earned, like their pensions, GI bills, benefits, etc. But unless they’ve been disabled while serving, why are they any more or less qualified than any other American to get work? Times are tough here, and the jobs should go to the candidate that is best qualified, plain and simple….
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Betty
Sep. 20th, 2012 at 1:41 pm
That’s what ObamaCare does… why do you think they have voted so many times to repeal it. http://www.reddit.com/tb/vbkfm
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GOP
Sep. 20th, 2012 at 8:49 am
So… Where is the list of the DNC members who voted against it?
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Aalaf Alot
Sep. 20th, 2012 at 9:46 am
Poor Vets
The Republicans used you and abused you! Look at how many Vietnam Vet Homeless thanks to you Republicans, aka Reagan.
Now, we going to have Gulf War, Iraqi War, and Afghanistan War Homeless Vets.
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Vote Romney/Ryan – So we can Outsource our Military for next War or military excursion. Why? Once we use other country solders, we do not have to pay them any military benefits. They become other country problems.
Remember Roosevelt Quote: From Berlin, Rome, to Tokyo, we have been described as a nation of weaklings and playboys who hire British, Russian, or Chinese soldiers to do our fighting for us. Let them repeat that now. Let them tell that to General McArthur and his men. Let them tell that to the soldiers who today are fighting hard in far waters of the Pacific. Let them tell that to the boys in flying fortresses….Let them tell that to the Marines…
New Republican aka Romney or Ryan Quote:
From Egypt, Iran, to North Korea, Right Wing Republicans want the world to described as a nation of weaklings and playboys who Outsource Mexican, Africans, or Chinese soldiers to do our fighting for us. Let them repeat that now. Let them tell that to Halliburton, Oil Companies, Defense Contractors and wealthy Republican elites and their Profits. Let them tell that to the homeless Veterans who today are fighting hard in far slums of skid-row. Let them tell that to the Vets who living in the shelters ….Let them tell that to the starving kids…
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Jason Easley
Sep. 20th, 2012 at 11:21 am
In answer to the commenters who keep asking where is the list of Democrats who voted against this bill, the answer is 0 Democrats voted against this bill.
Here is the simple math. Democrats + Independents who caucus with them = 53 votes + 5 Republicans who crossed over = 58.
40 Republicans voted against it, and 2 Republicans did not vote. Sen. Kirk who is recovering from a stroke, and James Inhofe.
The roll call vote is linked to in the post, and you can read it http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=112&session=2&vote=00193#position
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Swiggy
Sep. 20th, 2012 at 11:45 am
I see that both my senators are on this list. The good news is one isn’t on the ballot this year because he lost the state primary. Unfortunately, he lost it to a Tea Party fascist who will be even worse.
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NativeSonKY
Sep. 20th, 2012 at 11:54 am
There is a “Ditch Mitch” Facebook page – I would ask everyone follow it and support it – he should be tried for high crimes and misdemeanors against the American public. Here is a link: https://www.facebook.com/DitchMitchMcConnell?ref=ts
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Liz
Sep. 20th, 2012 at 12:15 pm
(Cont)…It points to the Affirmative Action argument…why should an employer be forced to hire someone because of race or gender? They shouldn’t, they should hire the most qualified applicant. Same goes for vets. They should have just as many opportunities as the rest of us, get what they’ve earned, and be taken care of if they’ve suffered disability while serving. But they don’t need to WANT to be coddled. And they certainly don’t want us digging ourselves another billion dollars in debt for something that may do absolutely nothing, all in their name. They’re extremely patriotic and want what’s best for this country, which is why a lot of them served to begin with. And as someone on here has already pointed out…the overwhelming majority of them vote Republican. Their response and opinion of Obama is such a sharp and drastic contrast to Bush that it’s almost sad. The troops overwhelmingly dislike this president. They want him gone. If you all claim to love the troops so much, why don’t you try respecting their feelings and listening to what THEY want and say?
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Liz
Sep. 20th, 2012 at 12:16 pm
The amount of spending that you all seem to think is acceptable is astounding. So is the lack of research.
First of all, Congress does NOT get free health care. They pay for it out of every paycheck just like any other employee who is eligible for benefits through their work does. Yes, their job comes with benefits, but so do a large portion of jobs in the private sector.
Secondly, the fact that you think the Franken Amendment was a good thing shows where your priorities lie…that had nothing to do with rape. Nothing. The case they used as a point of reference wasn’t even a good example for their OWN purpose, seeing as the victim was compensated accordingly. Do some research. http://blog.heritage.org/2009/10/16/the-truth-about-the-franken-amendment/
And thirdly, the priories and way of thinking when it comes to our military is mind boggling. You want to cut defense spending so they don’t have adequate armor, ammunition, and other vital equipment needed to SURVIVE, but are okay with jacking up our deficit further by implementing a bill that would cost over a billion dollars that nobody even knows concretely would work? That’s just completely absurd. We’d have a million more situations like we just saw in Libya…were you all aware that the military men that were guarding that embassy had no ammunition in their firearms? Yeah…not sure what the point of them standing guarding was, given they had no protection. If you can’t adequately fund the military, it’s pretty moot to argue about having jobs for them when they get home; more of them won’t MAKE it home.
Lastly, I don’t understand why you all have such a lack of faith in our troops. They absolutely should be given what they’ve earned, like their pensions, GI bills, benefits, etc. But unless they’ve been disabled while serving, why are they any more or less qualified than any other American to get work? Times are tough here, and the jobs should go to the candidate that is best qualified, plain and simple.
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Liz
Sep. 20th, 2012 at 12:18 pm
For some reason, those comments were posted in reverse. The comment with the links in it was supposed to be first, so read them in reverse for it to make sense.
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mjh
Sep. 20th, 2012 at 1:54 pm
I read them both — anything that relies on a Heritage Foundation blog as a source makes no sense, no matter what order you read them in . . .
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Audioditions
Sep. 20th, 2012 at 7:05 pm
No, you just aren’t very bright. Anytime you compare open job market competition to jobs being created specifically for unemployed veterans I question your intellect. First off read the bill.
http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h5683/text
Secondly, read the roll call.
http://democrats.senate.gov/2012/09/12/roll-call-vote-on-adoption-of-motion-to-proceed-to-s-3457-veterans-jobs-corps-act/
Thirdly, get an unbiased source for factual details.
http://militarytimes.com/news/2012/09/ap-veterans-jobs-bill-bogs-down-senate-091912/
Lastly, learn how much money is wasted in defense spending and how crooked many of these politicians are that want to keep us engaged in war. In 2011, it was estimated that a single Tomahawk cruise missile costs $830,000. Now you tell me how 1 billion dollars is a lot of money in the defense budget?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ParFskGjsns
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Rixar13
Sep. 20th, 2012 at 2:05 pm
A Veteran myself, I have helped to feed my friend, an unemployed Marine in the Tampa area…
I will never understand these 40 Republican – Tea-Bags ex. Florida Rubio (R-FL)… shrugs shoulders
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Mis hijos
Sep. 20th, 2012 at 2:52 pm
wow republicans are so dumb lol they all are like lush rimbaugh a dumb idiot conservatives are terrible and don’t want to tax poor people obama biden 2013!1!1!
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Gary Levin
Sep. 20th, 2012 at 5:44 pm
Hard to argue with the strong content here. Since we are 16 trillion in debt, what’s another billion here or there…especially if it going to our vets, who have kept us safe for many many years. I am not an Obama fan at all, this is mostly partisan politics, and vets have been thrown under the bus or tank or a drone.
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Richard L. Wosylus
Sep. 21st, 2012 at 9:08 am
I’m not surpised at the Republican vote. It is just another attempt to keep the president from a small victory before the election. I am surprised at that OLD MAN McCain voted against the bill. he’s always out front supposedly for us vets. Yeah, he needs to just retire and get the hell out along with other 39 who voted against the bill.. Vets remember this vote come November when you step into that voting booth!!
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Jackie
Sep. 21st, 2012 at 12:03 pm
Their Lame Piss Ass excuse for not passing this bill “No Guarantee the Bill would work”!!! Was there a guarantee the war would work?!! Was there a guarantee any bill they do pass will work?!!! They promised they would support our young men and women that fought for this country. Everyone that voted against this bill should be out of a job TODAY!
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Grovegal
Sep. 24th, 2012 at 12:47 pm
HA – OMG Marco Rubio in Florida was one of them. Last night, Rubio appeared in an ad for Romney/Ryan 4 times over the space of watching TV for an hour. This ad was about how much he cared aoout medicare as his 81 year old mother relied upon it.
Then he went on to say the younger crowd who will need it 30 years from now can rely on Romney/Ryan’s plan. THEN he said, “you owe it to your parents.”
HUH? Made no sense at all.
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Karen
Sep. 24th, 2012 at 9:43 pm
I sent an e-mail to Ron Johnson, asking him to explain this vote. I told him I did not want to hear the country couldn’t afford this program. Further more, I told him if we can afford tax breaks for the wealthy, then we can afford this program.
Come Veteran’s Day, and Memorial Day, I hope these “people” who voted against this bill have the decency to stay away from the ceremonies honoring our fallen.
As a whole, these “people” disgust me. And, that’s coming from the widow of a veteran who died from a service connected illnes!
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Thomas Mitchell
Sep. 24th, 2012 at 11:33 pm
I’m a veteran myself. When I heard that the Republicans in congress voted down the Veteran Jobs Bill Act of 2012 my anger only increased. Now that I have the name of these Senators, I will do what I can to help get them out of office. Regardless of who you party with, ALL of us have to pull together in times of need and people need JOBS!!! Those who have come back from Iraq and will be coming back from Afghanistan will require our help to readjust into civilian society. I will NOT let my brothers and sisters in Arms be thrown under the bus by some whack-job politicians or misguided politics for their personal vendetta against the President of the United States. I WILL be passing this story to as many people as possible. Thanks for the list. This proves that the Republicans care more about their political agenda of defeating President Obama rather than helping Veterans get jobs.
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caroline Good
Sep. 25th, 2012 at 2:26 am
ALL Republican in the Senate voted NO for veteran’s jobs. That is all you need to know. If you have a Republican Senator, they voted NO. They should be ashamed of themselves, and next time one of them says: “We support the troops” laugh in their face.
What you also need to know is that you should vote out ALL your Republican Congress people. They have done NOTHING for your happiness and welfare.
All they want to do is protect the wealth of their rich donors.
VOTE ALL REPUBLICANS OUT!! We need a chance to reverse what they’ve done, and don’t forget that if Romney is in, there might be three new Supreme Court justices picked by the NeoCons.
DO NOT PROTEST VOTE, that will be a vote for Romney, and that is what they hope you’ll do.
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Tye Lombardi
Sep. 28th, 2012 at 4:19 am
Thank you ALL who have voiced your disgust over this absolutely idiotic vote. I am a veteran and I am so furious. I never once stood up while I was serving and said “You know what, today I’m not an American. Today I’m all about me and I’m only going to look out for me.” Hell no. Every morning I got up, put on my uniform and fought for my family, my friends and for every damn American in this amazing country. I am a patriot…and now I see by the list of names above just who isn’t. Why are they doing this? What purpose does it serve to say no? So they save a little money…but at the expense of the very blood, sweat and tears of those military members who fought, lived and DIED so these fat cat assholes can sit on their thrones way up in Washington and spout off crap about how they’re representing us? Why are they concerned with personal agendas rather than the betterment of ALL Americans???
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