The Senate voted for Cloture with something like 12 Republicans. Without the Republicans voting with the Dems on cloture, it couldn't have come up. When the vote comes up today, the same Republicans will vote against it and say they couldn't do anything about it, which is NOT true.
Anyone who votes for this spending bill (disguised as a budget bill) needs to be removed in the coming elections, whether R or D.
The cut to the retirement for Vets including the disabled Vets is unconscionable.