Breaking: Senate Democrats just blocked a very important bill about the VA scandal

Young Conservatives ^ | 05-22-2014 | Joshua Riddle

[Kevin in California]

Just when you think Democrats can’t possibly sink any lower, they go and do something like this.

Marco Rubio wants to pass the Veterans Affairs Management Accountability Act. This bill aims to make it easier/possible for the scandal-plagued department to fire employees based on poor performance (like any other real job). The House overwhelmingly passed it with a bipartisan vote of 390 to 33. (Only Democrats objected.)

[1035rep]

I heard on FOX News tonight that Sanders received $250,000 from that union.

Sanders said today they needed time to read the bill. The bill is only 3 pages long. What a putz.

[VerySadAmerican]

Harry didn’t let it get to Obama so he wouldn’t have to make that decision.

[radu]

The House voted on the bill yesterday, May 21st.

Those who voted against it - all Dems - are:

Becerra
Brown (FL)
Clarke (NY)
Clyburn
Dingell
Edwards
Ellison
Fudge
Gutiérrez
Hanabusa
Hastings (FL)
Holt
Hoyer
Johnson (GA)
Kaptur
Lee (CA)
McDermott
Miller, George
Moran
Nadler
Pastor (AZ)
Payne
Pocan
Sánchez, Linda T.
Sarbanes
Schakowsky
Scott (VA)
Serrano
Sires
Van Hollen
Velázquez
Waters
Waxman

These didn’t vote:

Bass
Huelskamp(R)
Kingston(R)
Lankford(R)
Miller, Gary(R)
Rush
Schwartz
Slaughter

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2014/roll229.xml

[Rembrandt]

Dingy Harry rides in at the last moment and places the bill on the railroad tracks just as the train arrives!

[clearcarbon]

Democrats. Licensed to kill.

[GailA]

This has not been classified as a Scandal yet, but should, it goes with the VA Scandal. On 4/14/2014 all Military TRICARE LIFE were DOD MANDATED to use either base dispensary or Express Scripts. No grantee of a Dispense as Written DAW, if the med has a generic. Some meds have a very narrow window of under performance that most generics have. Thyroid medication is one. I take only the DAW name brand Synthroid, because of the weak working of the generic and the side effects.

I chose base, as I can inspect my meds. Hubby who is the Ret SCPO, has to order 2 of his Name brand drugs from ES. Took 2 weeks to get a script filled. We did not allow them access to our credit card or bank for auto pay.

Question remains the money trail, as this company has a HORRID record with government contracts. Rumor mill has it Medicare and Medicaid will be forced to use them too. Some one with more knowledge and better search skills could do some digging to help expose it more than I’ve found out.

Express Scripts Accused Of Defrauding State And Consumers Out Of Millions Of Dollars
http://www.ag.ny.gov/press-release/express-scripts-accused-defrauding-state-and-consumers-out-millions-dollars

Express Scripts Extortion Scheme Widens
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2009/09/express_scripts_breach.html

Express Scripts complaints
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/rx/express_scripts.html

ES Customer Service ranking
http://www.customerservicescoreboard.com/Express+Scripts

Express Scripts RIP OFF
https://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/directory/express-scripts

[Joe Boucher]

Dems and this maggot called obammy are using this federal gubmint and his minions to try to destroy conservatism.
Instead this group of facists are destroying America.

[The_Republic_Of_Maine]

Thank you, I thought I was the only one that couldn’t figure this out, I just went to thomas.loc.gov and the senate rc votes and could find nothing.

[GladesGuru]

Any and all BureauCRAPS are special!

They vote Democrat and are therefore a ‘protected class’.