Barbara Boxer / AP
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.
In case people don’t get it, this is the elitists take over, using the Democratic Party to felicitate the New World Order! It’s all about taking control of the masses and their livelihood, as government dependent. But it doesn’t stop there, they must decrease the population by half and this will come in many forms! Starting with poising food and water supply! And lets not forget that New York will soon go up in flames with a Nuclear weapon, in the very near future! So, you have to ask yourself, will defend our nation when they’ve taken away the benefits of the military and their pensions, as they just did?! Will citizens be able to defend their families or will the gun bans have disarmed them? Seems the criminals have been empowered to take at will?!!