After Trying To Steal Credit For Webb’s GI Bill, McCain Skipped The Vote
Think Progress: Earlier this year, House leaders struck a deal to push forward with Sen. Jim Webb's (D-VA) GI Bill, which expanded generous educational benefits for veterans. The House deal also included a provision allowing troops to transfer the benefits to family members.
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) was one of the MOST vocal opponents of Webb's bill. Yet when the House deal was announced, McCain tried to take CREDIT for it:
"With the addition of the transferability provisions sought by Senators Graham, Burr, myself and others to give service members the right to transfer earned G.I. Bill benefits to spouses and children, we will have achieved in offering vastly improved educational benefit."
As if trying to steal credit for Webb's GI Bill wasn't bad enough, McCain skipped the Senate vote on the legislation, which passed 92-6. The only other senator not present for the vote was Ted Kennedy (D-MA), who is battling a brain tumor.
What was McCain doing instead? In addition to holding a town hall meeting at Xavier University in Cincinnati, he also took some time to chow down at Skyline Chili.
McCain has not voted in the Senate since April 8 and has missed 367 votes (61.4 percent) during the current Congress.
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) was one of the MOST vocal opponents of Webb's bill. Yet when the House deal was announced, McCain tried to take CREDIT for it:
"With the addition of the transferability provisions sought by Senators Graham, Burr, myself and others to give service members the right to transfer earned G.I. Bill benefits to spouses and children, we will have achieved in offering vastly improved educational benefit."
As if trying to steal credit for Webb's GI Bill wasn't bad enough, McCain skipped the Senate vote on the legislation, which passed 92-6. The only other senator not present for the vote was Ted Kennedy (D-MA), who is battling a brain tumor.
What was McCain doing instead? In addition to holding a town hall meeting at Xavier University in Cincinnati, he also took some time to chow down at Skyline Chili.
McCain has not voted in the Senate since April 8 and has missed 367 votes (61.4 percent) during the current Congress.