GOP LIES AND DISTORTIONS
House Republicans Scorched for Walking Out Rather Than Vote on Bill to Help Millions of Women Veterans

House Republicans decided to walk out en masse Tuesday afternoon, rather than vote on a bill before the Veterans Committee that would haver helped two million women vets.
Rep. Mark Takano (D-CA), who is the chairman of the committee, posted video of his colleagues exiting the room:
Republicans chose to walk away from our @VetAffairsDems markup and walk out on the 2 million women veterans whose lives will be enhanced by this legislation. pic.twitter.com/dFwBvOUt0w
— Mark Takano (@RepMarkTakano) October 29, 2019
“My Republican colleagues had a seat at the table every step of the way,” Chairman Takano said in a statement. “Instead of bringing forth meaningful, productive additions to legislation that will improve the lives of women veterans, they added toxic, partisan amendments – none of which worked to address how women veterans receive care.”
“By attempting to hijack a bipartisan bill backed by 14 Veteran Service Organizations- including 6 specifically advocating for women veterans, they have left these veterans behind.”
Republicans were attempting to attach poison pill amendments to the legislation. As The Military Times notes, one amendment focused on VA day care credentialing issues, another on veterans’ firearm possession rights.
This is just the latest attack by Republicans on the nation’s service members today. Tuesday morning many Republicans and those loyal to President Donald Trump attacked a Purple Heart recipient, Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a current White House official who was on the president’s infamous July 25 call with the president of Ukraine.
Many on social media blasted the House Republicans for their actions:
Wow. You stand with veterans just as long as they're not women right? https://t.co/VOYejHA3lB
— Phreaksangel💙🎃💀👻🦇🕷🧟♀️ (@Phreaksangel) October 29, 2019
Even if I wasn't a female veteran, this would be appalling. Vets deserve proper care! Time for the @GOP to DO THEIR JOBS! We did ours. #VoteThemOut #femalevet @vets_againstGOP https://t.co/SgY3WrLUxz
— Leiha Mann (@LeihaMann) October 29, 2019
The @GOP are anti veterans anti military, anti women,unpatriotic lowlifes traitors who shouldn't hold any office in Congress. These scum need to be voted out soon along with their white nationalist scum boss criminal, felon, treasonous traitor to the country tRuMp. https://t.co/N2AD1Tn07r
— JoeyG.New York🇺🇸 (@GomezSantos22) October 29, 2019
There's not a patriotic bone in their bodies @GOP @HouseGOP @SenateGOP https://t.co/3j0mCDT4sg
— Marlise (@Marlisehome2) October 29, 2019
Why? Why would your colleagues, who whine constantly that they've been left out of decisions and hearings, leave during this @RepBrianMast? Can you explain it because I honestly don't understand. You claim you want a seat at the table, then walk out?! https://t.co/gAlJPznFta
— Cindy Strait 🆘 (@CStrait2) October 29, 2019
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