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Boehner: I'm "Shocked" Senate Democrats Blocked a Bill to "Hold VA Managers Accountable"
Fox Nation ^ | May 23, 2014 | AP via Fox

Posted on 05/27/2014 10:40:26 AM PDT by lbryce

On Wednesday, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives easily passed the Veterans Affairs Management Accountability Act (H.R. 4031) -- a new bill making its way through the federal legislature that would bring more accountability to the VA. The bill earned strong bipartisan support (390/33) with only Democrats voting against it. However, when Republicans tried to bring it up for a vote on the Senate floor, socialist Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT) objected on the grounds that although the bill had many “important provisions,” Senate Democrats needed more time to debate the merits of the legislation. They have therefore scheduled a hearing to discuss the bill sometime in early June. Apparently cleaning up corruption at the VA can wait.

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To: Graewoulf

Yer a poet an’ ya know it...


21 posted on 05/27/2014 2:57:00 PM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: NFHale

Nah! I just use my attempt at poetry to condense ideas into soundbites.


22 posted on 05/27/2014 7:21:43 PM PDT by Graewoulf (Democrats' Obamacare Socialist Health Insur. Tax violates U.S. Constitution AND Anti-Trust Law.)
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To: lbryce

If he’s shocked then he needs to be in an insane asylum.


23 posted on 05/27/2014 7:38:42 PM PDT by SendShaqtoIraq (Teresa Davis)
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To: Graewoulf

All good, brother.

I just take the direct method...


24 posted on 05/28/2014 5:40:12 AM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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