>> Senators took the floor to express their anger.
Like Reid?
Has ObamaPhone service been interrupted? Have the extra costs of closing parks and monuments been cut?
The Republicans need to blast Obama every time he pulls this crap. This is shameful but a man without shame wouldn’t know and needs to be shamed relentlessly.
I think this is a load of bull. I simply do not believe that the SecDef, or any number of high-ranking people in the Pentagon, lack the authority or ability to be able to make some arrangement that would see to it these men got a proper burial, regardless of the budget negotiations.
This is beyond shameless.
Each and every one of the four worth six times the *sshole in the White House.
Can Congress fix ‘shameful’ military death benefit lapse?
By Carrie Dann, Political Reporter, NBC News
That bill appropriated “such sums as are necessary to provide pay and allowances to members of the Armed Forces” as well as money for some civilian personnel and contractors considered essential to the support of soldiers. The bill’s drafters say it was intended to cover survivor benefits as well.
But after reviewing the law, the Defense Department concluded that it cannot send payments to affected families because the law did not specifically grant them the authority to pay anyone other than the service members themselves. That legal determination, one official said, was ultimately made by inter-agency legal counsel – meaning Department of Defense, Department of Justice and White House lawyers.
On Tuesday, Boehner argued that the “Pay Our Military Act” gave “broad authority to the Department of Defense to pay all kinds of bills, including” the death benefits issue.
The sentiment was echoed by Rep. Buck McKeon, R-Calif., the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. “Judging by the Department of Defense’s own summary of those programs, we believed that ‘death gratuities’ would continue to go to the families of those heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice. Without question, that was our clear intent.”
http://gretawire.foxnewsinsider.com/2013/10/08/ollie-north-raising-money-to-send-families-to-dover-to-receive-the-remains-of-the-killed-soldiers-tomorrow/
$5 - 10 - $20 = this is how we do this - we do not wait on the gov’t.
Waddaya' need a bill for ?
How about arresting chuck hagel ... THAT would be righteous.
Obama denied it. Reid denied it.
This is one hardship there is no excuse for.
It is inexcusable..
Impeach this ant-American SOB running this country.
This whole story is so untrue its not even funny...
I heard that the money is already budgeted, and available for these family members to take care of their fallen!!!
Its the mechanism to cut the check that has been curtailed...I bet I can find someone in a NY minute to perform that task...
If the National Gaurd can go out after the PARTIAL 17% government shutdown, and take delivery of a mechanical bull, for what purpose, is left to be determined...
then I think we can take care of our fallen heroes!!! AND THEIR FAMILIES!!!
Enough with this namby-pamby bullsh!t!!!
Fire them ALL!!!
Again, nice try NYTimes...
You’re BS is still showing...