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Politics: Full List of Republicans Who Voted Against Maternity Services for Veterans
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- december 02, 2022
Alaska firefighters help rescue a moose trapped in a home
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Firefighters in Alaska got an unusual request for assistance last weekend from the Alaska Wildlife Troopers, but it wasn't your mundane cat-stuck-in-a-tree situation. “They were looking for some help getting a moose out of a basement,” said Capt. Josh Thompson with Central Emergency Services on the Kenai Peninsula. The moose, estimated to be a 1-year-old bull, had a misstep while eating breakfast Sunday morning by a home in Soldotna, about 150 miles (240 kilometers) southwest of Anchorage.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Firefighters in Alaska got an unusual request for assistance last weekend from the Alaska Wildlife Troopers, but it wasn't your mundane cat-stuck-in-a-tree situation. “They were looking for some help getting a moose out of a basement,” said Capt. Josh Thompson with Central Emergency Services on the Kenai Peninsula. The moose, estimated to be a 1-year-old bull, had a misstep while eating breakfast Sunday morning by a home in Soldotna, about 150 miles (240 kilometers) southwest of Anchorage. The House of Representatives passed a bill that aims to provide services for pregnant and post-partum veterans on Thursday in a bipartisan vote as the chamber approved a total of five bills relating to veterans.
© LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP/Getty Images The US Congress passed legislation Thursday to avert a freight rail strike that would be potentially devastating for the economy, working to break an impasse between workers and management as the holiday season approaches. The House of Representatives passed five bills dealing with veterans on Thursday. The DOULA for VA Act of 2022 was approved by a vote of 376 to 44, while four other pieces of legislation designed to support and honor U.S. military veterans were also passed. Twelve members did not vote.
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The former attorney general in a scathing op-ed discussed former President Donald Trump's bid to return to office in 2024.So far, Americans have dealt devastating blows to his brand by rejecting key candidates in closely-contested races. Rather than a so-called "red wave," results were still unclear on Wednesday. Republicans are likely to win control of the House but the Senate is still in play for both parties. Forty-four Republican members of the House voted against the legislation, which had been introduced by Democratic Representative Brenda Lawrence and would require the secretary of veterans affairs "to establish a pilot program to furnish doula services to veterans."
The members who voted against the bill were:
- Jodey Arrington of Texas
- Dan Bishop of North Carolina
- Lauren Boebert of Colorado
- Tim Burchett of Tennessee
- Ben Cline of Virginia
- Michael Cloud of Texas
- Andrew Clyde of Georgia
- Eric Crawford of Arkansas
- Warren Davidson of Ohio
- Scott DesJarlais of Tennessee
- Neal Dunn of Florida
- Jake Ellzey of Texas
- Tom Emmer of Minnesota
- Pat Fallon of Texas
- Drew Ferguson of Georgia
- Brad Finstad of Minnesota
- Russ Fulcher of Idaho
- Louie Gohmert of Texas
- Bob Good of Virginia
- Lance Gooden of Texas
- Paul Gosar of Arizona
- Mark Green of Tennessee
- Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia
- Glenn Grothman of Wisconsin
- Andy Harris of Maryland
- Diana Harshbarger of Tennessee
- Yvette Herrell of New Mexico
- Jody Hice of Georgia
- Ronny Jackson of Texas
- Jim Jordan of Ohio
- John Joyce of Pennsylvania
- Brian Mast of Florida
- Troy Nehls of Texas
- Ralph Norman of South Carolina
- Scott Perry of Pennsylvania
- John Rose of Tennessee
- Matthew Rosendale of Montana
- Chip Roy of Texas
- Pete Sessions of Texas
- Gregory Steube of Florida
- Van Taylor of Texas
- Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey
- Beth Van Duyne of Texas
- Randy Weber of Texas
Lawrence, who introduced the bill, welcomed its passage in tweets on Thursday, saying: "This bill takes an important first step to strengthen maternal health care for veterans enrolled in the VA health care system. I urge the Senate to take swift action to solidify this necessary care for our veterans."
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Trump criticized the Supreme Court but the high court, and Roe v. Wade's reversal, is often held up by the GOP as one of his greatest accomplishments."Why would anybody be surprised that the Supreme Court has ruled against me, they always do! It is unprecedented to be handing over Tax Returns, & it creates a terrible precedent for future Presidents," Trump said in a post early Wednesday morning. "The Supreme Court has lost its honor, prestige, and standing, & has become nothing more than a political body, with our Country paying the price. The four other veteran-related bills passed by the House on Thursday were the Commitment to Veteran Support and Outreach Act, the Mark O'Brien VA Clothing Allowance Improvement Act, a bill to designate the outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Greenville, South Carolina, as the "Lance Corporal Dana Cornell Darnell VA Clinic" and the Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act.
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