Posted on 01/10/2014 2:02:54 PM PST by Zakeet
Amendment would close loophole that allows tax refunds for illegal aliens
Senate Democrats on Thursday blocked a Republican attempt to restore military pensions cut in last month’s budget deal, denying a vote that would save up to $20 billion by closing a loophole that allows tax refunds to go to illegal aliens.
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D., Calif.) called an effort by Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R., N.H.) to repeal the military retiree cuts “fiddling while Rome burns.”
Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) “filled the amendment tree” on Thursday, ending debate and blocking any Republican amendments to a bill to extend unemployment insurance (UI) benefits.
Among them was Ayotte’s measure, which would repeal cuts to military pensions by ending a loophole in the tax code that allows illegal immigrants to receive the Additional Child Tax Credit. Her attempt to get a vote failed 42-54, with only one Democrat, Sen. Joe Manchin (W.Va.), voting with Republicans.
“It’s a sad day when a common sense amendment to responsibly pay for legislation that helps struggling Americans, repeals unfair military retirement benefits and reduces the deficit can’t even get a vote in the Senate,” Ayotte said in a statement.
The amendment would have repealed a provision in the budget deal that hits military retirees with a 1 percent decrease in their annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLA), which could cost servicemembers up to $124,000 in lost retirement pay. Federal civilian retiree pensions were not cut.
The budget agreement also did not exempt disabled military retirees despite early assurances from the House Budget Committee. The cuts will save an estimated $6 billion over 10 years.
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Apparently the OK Democrat family has more influence on Ryan than we might have thought.
Asking people in VA to do anything sensible or noble is whistling past the graveyard.
Yes, but don’t change your registration. Stay to vote in the primaries. And don’t vote for Boehner if you live in OH or Cornball if you are Texan.
Was there some poll that said Obama got the same share of the military vote as the percent of African Americans in the military?
Precisely and this why I intend to vote against against just about every Repub on my local ballot with the exception of probably Sen. Ted Cruz. I see nor hear any outrage or even any serious pushback by any of my local Repub politicians in any form. I intend to support and to vote only for clearly established and vetted TP candidates if they support issues that are close to my heart. RINO's or non social conservative candidates need apply for my support. No more so called compromises with our enemies on the left.
These days when I'm asked if I'd do it again, join the military, my usual response is knowing what I do today about my government and military so called leaders I say absolutely not, no way in h*ll.
RINO's or non social conservative candidates need NOT apply for my support....
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