McConnell: Let’s Vote to Stay on the Veterans’ Bill
April 23, 2008
‘The proper course of action is clear: We should vote to stay on the Veterans’ bill and finish our work on behalf of America’s veterans’
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor Wednesday regarding a cloture motion which would delay debate on the Veterans’ Bill:
“I’d like to remind my colleagues that if we invoke cloture on this bill we’ll be moving off the Veterans’ Bill.
“Let me repeat that: A vote to proceed to the Ledbetter bill is a vote to proceed away from the Veterans’ Bill.
“This is highly ironic, of course, given the fact that our friends on the other side spent virtually all day yesterday lecturing us about the urgency of getting on the Veterans’ Bill.
“While Americans are waiting for Congress to do something about the economy, jobs, and gas prices, our friends on the other side decided to close shop in order to accommodate the travel uncertainties of the campaign trail.
“Finding solutions for the concerns of all our constituents should be our top priority—not accommodating the travel schedules of two senators.
“The proper course of action is clear: We should vote to stay on the Veterans’ bill and finish our work on behalf of America’s veterans.”
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