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Playinghardball

(11,665 posts) Mon Sep 30, 2013, 11:54 PM Sep 2013

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President Barack Obama signs H.R. 3210, Pay Our Military Act, Monday night, Sept. 30, 2013

President Barack Obama signs H.R. 3210, Pay Our Military Act, which provides continuing appropriations for pay and allowances for members of the Armed Forces during any period for which interim or full-year appropriations for FY 2014 are not in effect, in the Oval Office, Monday night, Sept. 30, 2013.

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President Barack Obama signs H.R. 3210, Pay Our Military Act, Monday night, Sept. 30, 2013 (Original Post) Playinghardball Sep 2013 OP

Our President stands for our Armed Forces. sheshe2 Oct 2013 #1

Congress passed this??????? kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #2

The GOP wanted this to shield them from charges their shutown will hurt the troops pinboy3niner Oct 2013 #3

sheshe2

(83,771 posts)

1. Our President stands for our Armed Forces.

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Tue Oct 1, 2013, 12:01 AM

Oct 2013

Why do the the Republicans not care? These are the very people that they gladly send to war.

kestrel91316

(51,666 posts)

2. Congress passed this???????

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Tue Oct 1, 2013, 12:29 AM

Oct 2013

I thought they were all paralyzed from the neck down.

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

3. The GOP wanted this to shield them from charges their shutown will hurt the troops

Reply to kestrel91316 (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 1, 2013, 12:36 AM

Oct 2013

And who wants to go on record voting AGAINST paying the troops during shutdown? It was passed unanimously by both the House and the Senate.

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