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Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced a Senate bill this week that would make it easier to fire those responsible for the awful delays at the Veterans Administration. But Sen. Bernie Sanders (Socialist – VT) wants a hearing to further discuss the specifics of the bill.
His comment:
I happen to think that the bill that was passed in the House yesterday has many important provisions, which I happen to agree with, but as the senator from Florida knows, we have not held a hearing on this legislation.
And some of us are old-fashioned enough to know that maybe folks in the Senate might want to know what is in the bill before we voted on it.
Of course the details of any bill should be known, discussed, and even posted on the internet before any final vote is taken.
But the specific wording Sanders used is pretty funny for anyone who remembers Nancy Pelosi’s “We have to pass this bill to find out what is in it!” on Obamacare. Sanders, incidentally, did vote for that bill…
Further of note: The bill is 3 pages. Obamacare (that he didn't read and did vote for) is 2700
His comment:
I happen to think that the bill that was passed in the House yesterday has many important provisions, which I happen to agree with, but as the senator from Florida knows, we have not held a hearing on this legislation.
And some of us are old-fashioned enough to know that maybe folks in the Senate might want to know what is in the bill before we voted on it.
Of course the details of any bill should be known, discussed, and even posted on the internet before any final vote is taken.
But the specific wording Sanders used is pretty funny for anyone who remembers Nancy Pelosi’s “We have to pass this bill to find out what is in it!” on Obamacare. Sanders, incidentally, did vote for that bill…
Further of note: The bill is 3 pages. Obamacare (that he didn't read and did vote for) is 2700
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