McCain: Veteran Support

Before you read the following US Senate votes, in which McCain voted "NO" and Obama voted "YES", you should understand a few facts. Bills get signed into law by the President. Amendments are used to make changes to bills. They can be used to strike (remove things from), add, or modify a bill.

I only mention this because when McCain is questioned about his US Senate votes he often responds by saying, "The bill contained 'pork/earmarks' or tells the person asking the question that he doesn't know where he got that information from. Simply put if you vote against an amendment, you don't want to see it on the bill.

All of the bills that these amendments were for passed, these amendments did not make it on the bills.

US SENATE VOTES

McCain voted "NO" Obama voted "YES"

Veterans
McCain says he supports our veterans yet he votes against them when veteran issues come up in the US Senate.

Vote Number: 98 Vote Date: April 26, 2006, 05:55 PM Required For Majority: 1/2 Vote Result: Amendment Agreed to Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 3642 to H.R. 4939 Statement of Purpose: To provide an additional $430,000,000 for the Department of Veteran Affairs for Medical Services for outpatient care and treatment for veterans.
Source: US Senate Vote 98

Vote Number: 63 Vote Date: March 16, 2006, 03:28 PM
Required For Majority: 1/2 Vote Result: Amendment Rejected
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 3141 to S.Con.Res. 83
Statement of Purpose: To provide an assured stream of funding for veteran's health care that will take into account the annual changes in the veteran's population and inflation to be paid for by restoring the pre-2001 top rate for income over $1 million, closing corporate tax loopholes and delaying tax cuts for the wealthy.
Source: US Senate 63

Vote Number: 41 Vote Date: March 14, 2006, 04:22 PM Required For Majority: 1/2 Vote Result: Amendment Rejected Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 3007 to S.Con.Res. 83 Statement of Purpose: To increase Veterans medical services funding by $1.5 billion in FY 2007 to be paid for by closing corporate tax loopholes.
Source: US Senate Vote 41

Vote Number: 7 Vote Date: February 2, 2006, 08:37 PM Required For Majority: 3/5 Vote Result: Motion Rejected Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 2735 to S.Amdt. 2707 to H.R. 4297 Statement of Purpose: To support the health needs of our veterans and military personnel and reduce the deficit by making tax rates fairer for all Americans.
Source: US Senate Vote 7

Vote Number: 343 Vote Date: November 17, 2005, 10:41 PM
Required For Majority: 3/5 Vote Result: Motion Rejected
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 2634 to S. 2020
Statement of Purpose: To provide an additional $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010, to be used for readjustment counseling, related mental health services, and treatment and rehabilitative services for veterans with mental illness, post-traumatic stress disorder, or substance use disorder.
Source: US Senate Vote 343

Vote Number: 251 Vote Date: October 5, 2005, 09:43 PM
Required For Majority: 3/5 Vote Result: Motion Rejected
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1937 to H.R. 2863
Statement of Purpose: To ensure that future funding for health care for former members of the Armed Forces takes into account changes in population and inflation.
Source:
US Senate Vote 251

Vote Number: 248 Vote Date: October 5, 2005, 08:30 PM Required For Majority: 3/5 Vote Result: Motion Rejected Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1933 to H.R. 2863 Statement of Purpose: To increase by $360,800,000 amounts appropriated by title IX for Other Procurement, Army, for the procurement of armored Tactical Wheeled Vehicles for units deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan, and to increase by $5,000,000 amounts appropriated by title IX for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide, for industrial preparedness for the implementation of a ballistics engineering research center.
Source: US Senate Vote 248