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Posted on 08/16/2003 4:20:10 PM PDT by W04Man
DEMS' DESPERATE DECEPTION
Apples & Oranges: Democrats Wrongly Confuse Military Salary With Imminent Danger Pay · Wrong On Both Counts _____________________________________________________________________
APPLES: IMMINENT DANGER COMPENSATION WILL NOT BE REDUCED
Undersecretary Of Defense For Personnel And Readiness David Chu Confirms Compensation Will Not Be Reduced. "I'd just like very quickly to put to rest what I understand has been a burgeoning rumor that somehow we are going to reduce compensation for those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. That is not true. We are not going to reduce their compensation. · What I'm saying on the record for Iraq and Afghanistan, absolutely yes, we are going to continue compensation for those folks." (Department Of Defense, Press Conference, 8/15/03)
Even If Congress Allows Temporary Allowance Provisions To Expire In September, Defense Department Has More Effective Compensation Measures To Use. "The department has a variety of pay and allowance powers already with which it plans to maintain the compensation of those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan should the current allowance provisions expire. · But actually we would prefer· to use those other compensation powers as our way of ensuring that we target these compensation benefits on the troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. · We have hardship duty pay · we have some incentive pay with which we can compensate people in Iraq should these allowances fall back to levels prior to April of this year when Congress enacted new levels with which we can and will · maintain compensation in Iraq. " (Defense Undersecretary David Chu, Press Conference, 8/15/03)
Kerry, Lieberman And Gephardt Missed Vote Providing Temporary Allowances To Soldiers In Iraq And Afghanistan. (S.762, CQ Vote #125: Passed 93-0: R 48-0; D 44-0; I 1-0, 4/3/03, With Graham And Edwards Voting Yea And Kerry And Lieberman Not Voting; H.R.1559, CQ Vote #108: Passed 414-12: R 222-2; D 192-9; I 0-1, 4/3/03, With Gephardt Not Voting)
ORANGES: DEMOCRATS HAVE LONG HISTORY OF OPPOSING MILITARY PAY INCREASES
President Bush Has Provided Historic Increases In Military Compensation. Under former President Clinton, military pay decreased an average of almost 2% per year relative to Consumer Price Index. Since President Bush took office, military pay increased an average of 5.2% per year relative to Consumer Price Index. ("Military Pay In Comparison With ECI And CPI," Department Of Defense; "Defense Spending Highlights," CQ Almanac, 2000, pp. 2-29 - 2-46)
Kerry Has Voted Against Military Pay Increases At Least ELEVEN Times. (S.1087, CQ Vote #397: Passed 62-35: R 48-4; D 14-31; I 0-0, 9/5/95; H.R.2126, CQ Vote #579: Adopted 59-39: R 48-5; D 11-34; I 0-0; H.R.1530, CQ Vote #399: Passed 64-34: R 50-3; D 14-31; I 0-0, 9/6/95; H.R. 1530, CQ Vote #608: Adopted 51-43: R 47-2; D 4-41; I 0-0, 12/19/95; S.1124, CQ Vote #5: Adopted 56-34: R 42-3; D 14-31; I 0-0, 1/26/96; S.1745, CQ Vote #187: Passed 68-31: R 50-2; D 18-29; I 0-0, 7/10/96; H.R.3230, CQ Vote #279: Adopted 73-26: R 50-3; D 23-23; I 0-0, 9/10/96; S.Con.Res.18, CQ Vote #72: Motion agreed to 54-44: R 2-40; D 52-4, 3/24/93; S. Con. Res. 18, CQ Vote #73: Motion Agreed To 55-42: R 2-39; D 53-3, 3/24/93; H.R. 1335, CQ Vote #98: Motion agreed to 51-49: R 0-43; D 51-6, 4/1/93; S.Con.Res.18, CQ Vote #46: Adopted 69-30: R 31-12; D 38-18, 3/23/93)
Graham Has Voted Against Military Pay Increases At Least EIGHT Times. (S.1087, CQ Vote #397: Passed 62-35: R 48-4; D 14-31; I 0-0, 9/5/95; H.R.2126, CQ Vote #579: Adopted 59-39: R 48-5; D 11-34; I 0-0; 11/16/95; H.R. 1530, CQ Vote #608: Adopted 51-43: R 47-2; D 4-41; I 0-0, 12/19/95; ãGoal Of Boosting Defense Budget Eludes GOP Lawmakers,ä CQ Almanac, 1995, pp. 9-12; H.R.2561, CQ Vote #326: Adopted 87-11: R 51-3; D 35-8; I 1-0, 10/14/99; ãDefense Spending Highlights,ä CQ Almanac, 2000, pp. 2-45; S.Con.Res.18, CQ Vote #72: Motion agreed to 54-44: R 2-40; D 52-4, 3/24/93; S. Con. Res. 18, CQ Vote #73: Motion Agreed To 55-42: R 2-39; D 53-3, 3/24/93; H.R. 1335, CQ Vote #98: Motion agreed to 51-49: R 0-43; D 51-6, 4/1/93; S.4, CQ Vote #26: Passed 91-8: R 52-3; D 39-5, 2/24/99)
Lieberman Has Voted Against Military Pay Increases At Least THREE Times. (S.Con.Res.18, CQ Vote #72: Motion agreed to 54-44: R 2-40; D 52-4, 3/24/93; H.R. 1335, CQ Vote #98: Motion agreed to 51-49: R 0-43; D 51-6, 4/1/93; S.4, CQ Vote #26: Passed 91-8: R 52-3; D 39-5, 2/24/99)
Gephardt Has Voted Against Military Pay Increases At Least Once. (H.R. 1530, CQ Vote #865: Adopted 267-149: R 209-17; D 58-131; I 0-1, 12/15/95)
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