Benedict Ryan smiles.
Active Duty/Retiree ping.
Fail
But welfare to illegals will continue. What’s wrong with this picture?
Yet NOT one CUT for aid/welfare to illegal immigrants...
The military does not vote for Democrats and the Democrats only do what is in their personal and collective best interests. They could care less about the military and prefer to cater to their own constituencies: the indolent, the lazy, the grifters, the criminals, the self indulgent, the useless in society.
The Republicans refuse to stand up to this immoral and corrupt bargain and simply look for how they can make a deal that will keep themselves on the gravy train. Those who have sacrificed for their country just do not count in the political equation.
sounds like a very bad idea
My congressman, Duncan Hunter, voted FOR this. Representative Hunter voted to take money from the pockets of veterans, and disabled veterans. Shame on you, Duncan Hunter!
Hey fellow Georgia veterans!
Our two voted “yea”. I won’t be voting for either next time.
How about you?
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=113&session=1&vote=00279
Fasten your seat belt. Military compensation spending must be cut a LOT more than this mere COLA reduction rate in order to be sustainable. Secretary of Defense Hagel testified recently that compensation costs are already eating up a huge share of the DOD budget and if left unchecked, will consume a majority of the budget in a few years. That’s simply unsustainable.
But of course Chuck Shumer and Marco Rubio need their govt swag.
10 seconds before I read this, I thought I couldn’t be more incensed with this government of ours.
10 seconds later, I was proved wrong.
Of course take money from those that sacrifice the most, those that gave up birthdays, and holidays with their families, missed kids being born, and spent anniversaries in the dark cold places of the world, those that put their very lives on the line and give the ultimate sacrifice for over 20 years of their lives so that everyone in America can remain free, yes those that stand the watch on the walls of freedom fall victim to the political transformation of this once great nation. Certainly we can’t ask the people getting their free Obamaphones, Obamaloans, Obamahomes, WIC, SNAP, EBT Welfare payments, Obamacare, Medicaid to take just a little less, No, certainly we can’t hold accountable the crack Ho who is busy making more babies to qualify for more government bennies as she emulates Obamas life of Julia, No we must add insult to injury and demand that the verteran who did their time and sacrificed so much to continue to sacrifice some more. When will it be enough? The slippery slope of liberalism strikes again....
Weasle republicans who can go home and say “I voted against it.”
Mccain is a disabled vet. But he won’t worry about it since he married a drug addled millionairess.
Sounds like the GOP has decided that the veteran vote is not important.
In my case they can be sure of it.
The GOP is a party of cowardly actions. Time for a new Party. This Country is better off without a Party that sucks the good will and money and hope out of its good citizens. Now is the time to get rid of and destroy this traitorous GOP. We can’t wait anymore.
Well as a US Navy Vet from the Viet Nam era, I’m very proud of my service to Our GREAT Country back in the sixties.
I did develop a hearing loss at that time and a later request to the VA developed a hearing loss due to active duty aboard ship.
I’m very proud of my service in the US Navy (63-67). My hearing loss over the years is attributed to my time in service.
From my latest hearing test last month revealed that my hearing loss has elevated from a 40 per cent loss to 70 per cent over the past two years. I will be receiving new hearing aids on Dec 20th from the VA.
I urge anyone who might have a medical/physical problem from their Service to continue applying to the VA for further treatment. Your own response may indeed set the wheels in motion for disabled veteran.
Thank You to each and every Veteran for You Service to Our Great Country. I’ll always stand with you!
Are McCain and Kerry exempt?
So let me get this straight, a veteran leverages their skill and work ethic into a post military job and because of that, they are punished because they are of “working age”?
I guess the next step is to withold their “full pension” until they finally, fully “retire”?
Hell, just think of the savings, waiting for hundreds or thousands to die in the interim. And if they don’t die off before the “retirement age”, then just raise the “retirement age” until you get into the black.
And to think, there are folks on this board who believe this is perfectly reasonable.
That those who stepped up to the plate and made sacrifices in order to serve, should be the FIRST to step up and take it in the A$$ while the takers of this country feel nothing.
Benedict Ryan smiles.
Congressman Ted Yoho is a Republican from the 3rd Congressional District of Florida.
A message from Congressman Ted Yoho
"Additionally, last week I cosponsored legislation that would repeal the provision in the resolution that would affect military pensions. In order to offset that repeal, this legislation would tackle child tax credits that are being sent out fraudulently. By ensuring that recipients have proper Social Security Numbers, we can cut down on fraud and save billions of dollars. That money can then be used to reinstate any effect this legislation had on military pensions. Also, Congress will ensure that retired pay for disabled veterans are not affected as well as those who receive survivor benefits. Finally, I am working on my own legislation to make sure there is parity among any changes to veteran's pensions and Members of Congress and the Administration's pensions. If there is a change to veteran's pensions, so too should there be one for Members of Congress. We have a responsibility to live by the laws we pass. As these bills move forward, rest assured I will keep you informed."
I don't know what the final outcome will be, but I know this. I have a pretty good feel for reading political winds.
The outrage of what Congress did to the military, disabled veterans, and retired military has only begun.
Our elected masters are figuring just that out.