Nice try, but REPUBLICANS doomed every one of these bills.
You apparently have to open the quote below to see what I added.
The only CLOWNS adding things nobody wants were REPUBLICAN CLOWNS!
1. NOTHING was added, republicans just demanded to gut the funding
http://www.militarytimes.com/story/veterans/2015/10/01/va-budget-blocked-senate/73157340/ BY DEMOCRATS2. REPUBLICANS insisted on adding a poison pill amendment regarding planned parenthood to the bill, when they were denied, they k**led it.
3. REPUBLICANS, after clearing a procedural v**e by a 99-0 margin, the bill was hijacked by Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans who attached an amendment to the bill which would have levied sanctions on Iran.
4. REPUBLICANS said there was no money to pay for the bill, then proposed a bill to increase OTHER military spending with no way to pay for it.
5. REPUBLICANS The bill was promptly k**led as Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell, on behalf of Senator Tom Coburn, objected based on the cost of the program.
What McConnell ACTUALLY said: McCONNELL: Madam president, reserving the right to object and I will have to object on behalf of my colleague Sen. Coburn from Oklahoma. He has concerns about this legislation, particularly as he indicates in a letter that I’ll ask the Senate to appear on the record that it be paid for up front so that the promises that makes the Veterans are in fact kept. So madam president I object. The problem is REPUBLICANS. There is ALWAYS money to start a war, buy bombs/planes/tanks/ships/missiles/bullets but NEVER any money to take care of the veterans after they come home from the war.
Nice try, but REPUBLICANS doomed every one of thes... (