Holy Cow!
(Yes, I know that Hairy Carey is not how to spell Harry Caray, but it's also not how to spell hara-kiri)
Posted on 01/10/2014 2:02:54 PM PST by Zakeet
Amendment would close loophole that allows tax refunds for illegal aliens
Senate Democrats on Thursday blocked a Republican attempt to restore military pensions cut in last month’s budget deal, denying a vote that would save up to $20 billion by closing a loophole that allows tax refunds to go to illegal aliens.
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D., Calif.) called an effort by Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R., N.H.) to repeal the military retiree cuts “fiddling while Rome burns.”
Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) “filled the amendment tree” on Thursday, ending debate and blocking any Republican amendments to a bill to extend unemployment insurance (UI) benefits.
Among them was Ayotte’s measure, which would repeal cuts to military pensions by ending a loophole in the tax code that allows illegal immigrants to receive the Additional Child Tax Credit. Her attempt to get a vote failed 42-54, with only one Democrat, Sen. Joe Manchin (W.Va.), voting with Republicans.
“It’s a sad day when a common sense amendment to responsibly pay for legislation that helps struggling Americans, repeals unfair military retirement benefits and reduces the deficit can’t even get a vote in the Senate,” Ayotte said in a statement.
The amendment would have repealed a provision in the budget deal that hits military retirees with a 1 percent decrease in their annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLA), which could cost servicemembers up to $124,000 in lost retirement pay. Federal civilian retiree pensions were not cut.
The budget agreement also did not exempt disabled military retirees despite early assurances from the House Budget Committee. The cuts will save an estimated $6 billion over 10 years.
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Ok, it’s satire.
HF
C’mon FFFReepers! Let’s respond by not attacking the Demwits!
Thanks Zakeet.
Hairy Carey is being committed. Now off with his head!
Holy Cow!
(Yes, I know that Hairy Carey is not how to spell Harry Caray, but it's also not how to spell hara-kiri)
Dems are just begging for a project valkyrie moment eventually
More reality as satire as reality.
Miserable old Marxist fossils, every one of them.
The GOP is dead as well to me. They will never get a red cent from this house again until they start booting clowns out.
My sentiments too. We have some serious traitors in the curremt administration.
the Tree of Liberty needs some watering...
Active Duty/Retiree ping.
The Dems will bring back the draft in the long run! Who the hell would volunteer these days.
Who the hell would volunteer these days????
I pray that every one gets it now that we must get the senate back by a huge mergin
Hairy Carey is not to be confused with “John Carey”, another leftist nut case. Who cares if they all commit seppuku together? Let them get on with it , I say!
“Dingy Harry and his band of commie ‘RATS looking out for their new voter block! Way to go Dingy! America is so proud!”
Many in Dem Party leadership have roots in Commie Russia so authoritarianism and tyranny comes naturally.
You know that’s satire right? That’s the Army service ribbon. Often called the gay pride award because it’s a rainbow flag and because it’s award to soldiers straight out of basic, so it’s kind of a joke.
The picture in that story is Bradley Manning too
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