Friday, May 1, 2015

House Republicans nearly prove they love Wall Street more than the troops

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/04/30/1381520/-House-Republicans-nearly-prove-they-love-Wall-Street-more-than-the-nbsp-troops
"it was the sharp eye and action on the part of Democrats on the panel—including Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—that stopped it from happening. Duckworth offered an amendment in committee to strip the language from the bill, and it very narrowly passed early Thursday morning. It's good to know that at least a few Republicans are capable of being shamed.
It's likely not the end of the banksters' efforts, though. There will almost certainly be another amendment offered on the floor to block these rules from protecting the troops when the bill comes up in a few weeks."