House Passes Bill To Restore Military Death Benefits

[Purveyor]

Source: Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The partial government shutdown has halted death benefits to the families of fallen soldiers, but the House has now voted unanimously for legislation that would restore those benefits.

It's unclear if the Democratic-led Senate will take up the bill, which the House passed by a 425-0 vote.

The Pentagon typically pays out $100,000 within three days of a soldier's death. But it says the shutdown means there's no authority now to pay the money.

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, has blamed the Obama administration for withholding the payments. But White House spokesman Jay Carney says Republicans are at fault for shutting down the government.

Read more: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CONGRESS_DEATH_BENEFITS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-10-09-14-39-57

[libdem4life]

1. Let all those Republicans who say they are going to forfeit their $174,000 salary just write them a

check. Make a list...send them a bill. They merrily sent them there on a United States' Fool's Mission in the first place.

I'm pretty sure there are no doubts in the minds and hearts of the families about who is responsible here.

[TwilightGardener]

2. NBC sez the vote was 425-0. Pretty sure House Dems wouldn't vote against survivor benefits for

military.

[Purveyor]

5. Thanks for pointing that out. AP's original copy was indeed incorrect. I edited the OP with the

correct version.

Thanks again.

[Roland99]

7. Wasn't it attached to a bill that would form this new budget "supercommittee"??

[azurnoir]

3. so the Pubs are restoring benefits piecemeal

to select groups but I can not help but notice HeadStart isn't one of them

[displacedtexan]

8. They're only restoring items that embarrass them on TV.

They know full well what they're doing is dead wrong. They'll just claim that they were "following orders" when this is all over. Typical.

[azurnoir]

11. actually no they're not going to be a private foundation will be paying the benefits :)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014615779

[displacedtexan]

12. Excellent!

As usual, repukes are a day late and trillions short.

[Politicalboi]

4. Drip! Drip! Drip!

I hope the senate doesn't bring it up. This is small compared to what will happen if these assholes don't raise the debt limit. Time for the 3 musketeers cheer All for one and one for all. We can't let them open and pay only the one's "they" like. Fuck this shit. Let the service families be mad at the GOP.

[mwrguy]

6. Block it or veto it

We can't let any cherry-picked funding through.

[OneCrazyDiamond]

9. I think it is more red hearing.

The goal is to blame Democrats in the senate, and The President.

I don't understand why Democrats in The House went along. No decent, or did they abstain?
I get supporting our solders, and their families, but if they fund the government wouldn't that happen anyway?

[Marthe48]

10. I was going to post something else

but it sounds so cold and calculating, I can't. But in the last 5 minutes, I've realized the idiots might get theeir way... gdi