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PatSeg

(47,613 posts)
Wed Aug 3, 2022, 12:42 PM Aug 2022

Here are the 11 Republicans who voted against the PACT Act

Eleven Republican senators voted Tuesday against a bipartisan measure, the PACT Act, that is designed to help veterans who were exposed to toxic chemicals while deployed abroad.

The bill was approved in the Senate by a vote of 86-11 a week after 41 Republicans elected to stall the final passage of the measure, citing concerns over its cost. Twenty-five Republicans who voted against the bill last week voted for a nearly identical version of the legislation in June.
On Tuesday, the 11 no votes included:

Mitt Romney of Utah

Rand Paul of Kentucky

Mike Crapo of Idaho

James Lankford of Oklahoma

Mike Lee of Utah

Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming

James Risch of Idaho

Richard Shelby of Alabama

Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania

Tommy Tuberville of Alabama

Thom Tillis of North Carolina

All 11 senators also voted against the bill in June.


https://news.yahoo.com/11-republicans-voted-against-pact-001705099.html
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Siwsan

(26,295 posts)
1. I did a fast check and didn't see mention of military service by any of them
Wed Aug 3, 2022, 12:45 PM
Aug 2022

Which comes as no surprise.

PatSeg

(47,613 posts)
5. Thanks for doing that
Wed Aug 3, 2022, 12:54 PM
Aug 2022

I was going to check as well, though I figured none of them had served in uniform. I'm sure they are quick to pay lip service to the military and our vets whenever they're on the campaign trail though.

gohuskies

(1,157 posts)
2. GQP Senators from 8 states...
Wed Aug 3, 2022, 12:47 PM
Aug 2022

The voters in those states need to take a good long look at these self-entitled jerks before deciding to vote for them in their next election cycles. Although these are from about the reddest of the red states...

PatSeg

(47,613 posts)
9. Military families are inclined to vote republican
Wed Aug 3, 2022, 01:09 PM
Aug 2022

I don't see how these senators can justify this "no" vote to them.

Carlitos Brigante

(26,505 posts)
3. Even before I clicked on your thread I just knew that little weasel Paul would be one of them. Which
Wed Aug 3, 2022, 12:48 PM
Aug 2022

is why I support his neighbor......

PatSeg

(47,613 posts)
6. Yeah, I don't think there was any doubt
Wed Aug 3, 2022, 12:56 PM
Aug 2022

about him being on the list. The one that surprised me and other Du'ers was Mitt Romney. What on earth is his rationale?

PatSeg

(47,613 posts)
8. I'd really like to hear why he voted "no"
Wed Aug 3, 2022, 01:07 PM
Aug 2022

I can understand someone like Rand Paul who just likes being a total jerk because he can be, but Romney tends to be a bit more grounded and reasonable. How on earth can he justify that vote politically or morally?

PatSeg

(47,613 posts)
14. I suppose
Wed Aug 3, 2022, 04:40 PM
Aug 2022

You know, as hard as I try, I just can't understand these people. How cruel and heartless can they be?

PatSeg

(47,613 posts)
18. He has certainly let a very sheltered life
Wed Aug 3, 2022, 07:29 PM
Aug 2022

He can't relate to ordinary people. His father was much more down-to-earth.

JustAnotherGen

(31,907 posts)
12. Evan McMullin needs to hit Mike Lee
Wed Aug 3, 2022, 02:09 PM
Aug 2022

Hard with that.

Yes - I know he's a Republican - but he would have voted to impeach Trump.

PatSeg

(47,613 posts)
16. At least McMullin is actually human
Wed Aug 3, 2022, 04:44 PM
Aug 2022

After decades of ostentatious flag-waving and "Support our Troops" rhetoric, republicans are finally revealing who they really are. Underneath the façade, they are lizard people minus the warmth.

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