rokid
11-11-2007, 01:59 PM
Virginia's Sen. Jim Webb is sponsoring the subject bill. The bill's text can be found here:
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?tab=summary&bill=h110-2702
I noticed that of 24 Senate sponsors only three are Republicans - Olympia Snowe (ME), Susan Collins (ME), and Chuck Hagel (NE). Why is that? Is increased support to veterans considered a liberal issue?
COSPONSORS(24), ALPHABETICAL (from Thomas):
Sen Baucus, Max (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Sen+Baucus++Max))+000 66))) [MT]; Sen Bingaman, Jeff (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Sen+Bingaman++Jeff))+ 01285))) [NM]; Sen Boxer, Barbara (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Sen+Boxer++Barbara))+ 00116))) [CA]; Sen Brown, Sherrod (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Sen+Brown++Sherrod))+ 00136))) [OH]; Sen Casey, Robert P., Jr. (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Sen+Casey++Robert+P.+ +Jr.))+01828))) [PA]; Sen Clinton, Hillary Rodham (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Sen+Clinton++Hillary+ Rodham))+01631))) [NY]; Sen Collins, Susan M. (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Sen+Collins++Susan+M. ))+01541))) [ME]; Sen Durbin, Richard (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Sen+Durbin++Richard)) +00326))) [IL]; Sen Hagel, Chuck (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Sen+Hagel++Chuck))+01 545))) [NE]; Sen Harkin, Tom (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Sen+Harkin++Tom))+005 01))) [IA]; Sen Inouye, Daniel K. (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Sen+Inouye++Daniel+K. ))+01369))) [HI]; Sen Kerry, John F. (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Sen+Kerry++John+F.))+ 01379))) [MA]; Sen Landrieu, Mary L. (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Sen+Landrieu++Mary+L. ))+01546))) [LA]; Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Sen+Lautenberg++Frank +R.))+01381))) [NJ]; Sen McCaskill, Claire (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Sen+McCaskill++Claire ))+01820))) [MO]; Sen Menendez, Robert (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Sen+Menendez++Robert) )+00791))) [NJ]; Sen Mikulski, Barbara A. (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Sen+Mikulski++Barbara +A.))+00802))) [MD]; Sen Reid, Harry (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Sen+Reid++Harry))+009 52))) [NV]; Sen Sanders, Bernard (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Sen+Sanders++Bernard) )+01010))) [VT]; Sen Snowe, Olympia J. (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Sen+Snowe++Olympia+J. ))+01085))) [ME]; Sen Stabenow, Debbie (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Sen+Stabenow++Debbie) )+01531))) [MI]; Sen Tester, Jon (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Sen+Tester++Jon))+018 29))) [MT]; Sen Whitehouse, Sheldon (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Sen+Whitehouse++Sheld on))+01823))) [RI]; Sen Wyden, Ron (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Sen+Wyden++Ron))+0124 7))) [OR]
As a Vietnam era vet, I think veterans deserve more than our verbal "thanks". Comments?:cool:
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?tab=summary&bill=h110-2702
I noticed that of 24 Senate sponsors only three are Republicans - Olympia Snowe (ME), Susan Collins (ME), and Chuck Hagel (NE). Why is that? Is increased support to veterans considered a liberal issue?
COSPONSORS(24), ALPHABETICAL (from Thomas):
Sen Baucus, Max (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Sen+Baucus++Max))+000 66))) [MT]; Sen Bingaman, Jeff (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Sen+Bingaman++Jeff))+ 01285))) [NM]; Sen Boxer, Barbara (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Sen+Boxer++Barbara))+ 00116))) [CA]; Sen Brown, Sherrod (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Sen+Brown++Sherrod))+ 00136))) [OH]; Sen Casey, Robert P., Jr. (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Sen+Casey++Robert+P.+ +Jr.))+01828))) [PA]; Sen Clinton, Hillary Rodham (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Sen+Clinton++Hillary+ Rodham))+01631))) [NY]; Sen Collins, Susan M. (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Sen+Collins++Susan+M. ))+01541))) [ME]; Sen Durbin, Richard (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Sen+Durbin++Richard)) +00326))) [IL]; Sen Hagel, Chuck (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Sen+Hagel++Chuck))+01 545))) [NE]; Sen Harkin, Tom (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Sen+Harkin++Tom))+005 01))) [IA]; Sen Inouye, Daniel K. (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Sen+Inouye++Daniel+K. ))+01369))) [HI]; Sen Kerry, John F. (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Sen+Kerry++John+F.))+ 01379))) [MA]; Sen Landrieu, Mary L. (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Sen+Landrieu++Mary+L. ))+01546))) [LA]; Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Sen+Lautenberg++Frank +R.))+01381))) [NJ]; Sen McCaskill, Claire (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Sen+McCaskill++Claire ))+01820))) [MO]; Sen Menendez, Robert (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Sen+Menendez++Robert) )+00791))) [NJ]; Sen Mikulski, Barbara A. (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Sen+Mikulski++Barbara +A.))+00802))) [MD]; Sen Reid, Harry (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Sen+Reid++Harry))+009 52))) [NV]; Sen Sanders, Bernard (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Sen+Sanders++Bernard) )+01010))) [VT]; Sen Snowe, Olympia J. (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Sen+Snowe++Olympia+J. ))+01085))) [ME]; Sen Stabenow, Debbie (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Sen+Stabenow++Debbie) )+01531))) [MI]; Sen Tester, Jon (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Sen+Tester++Jon))+018 29))) [MT]; Sen Whitehouse, Sheldon (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Sen+Whitehouse++Sheld on))+01823))) [RI]; Sen Wyden, Ron (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Sen+Wyden++Ron))+0124 7))) [OR]
As a Vietnam era vet, I think veterans deserve more than our verbal "thanks". Comments?:cool: