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The House passed H.R. 9237 via a voice vote, clearing the way for the Take Care of America's Veterans Act to move forward after Democrats on the floor accidentally let it slip through. Rep. Tim Burchett points out that this was no accident in intent but a failure in execution: they had tried to block the Major Richard Star Act for a long time and been fairly successful at it until now. The provision inside the bill allows combat injured veterans medically retired before 20 years in service to receive full military retirement pay alongside VA disability compensation, which basically doubles their benefits and is exactly what they deserve. They messed up, oddly enough, by trying to block it again without calling for a recorded vote, letting the time run out while the gavel was banged. Democrats just got too cute with the rules and got popped, a dynamic that looks like what the next two years are going to be about. While the House action is done, the Senate companion bill has been pending on the calendar since June, and the push is now to get this package to the President's desk. #TimBurchett #UnitedStates

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The House passed H.R. 9237 via a voice vote, clearing the way for the Take Care of America's Veterans Act to move forward after Democrats on the floor accidentally let it slip through. Rep. Tim Burchett points out that this was no accident in intent but a failure in execution: they had tried to block the Major Richard Star Act for a long time and been fairly successful at it until now. The provision inside the bill allows combat injured veterans medically retired before 20 years in service to receive full military retirement pay alongside VA disability compensation, which basically doubles their benefits and is exactly what they deserve. They messed up, oddly enough, by trying to block it again without calling for a recorded vote, letting the time run out while the gavel was banged. Democrats just got too cute with the rules and got popped, a dynamic that looks like what the next two years are going to be about. While the House action is done, the Senate companion bill has been pending on the calendar since June, and the push is now to get this package to the President's desk. #TimBurchett #UnitedStates

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