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(2,567 posts)
Thu Jun 19, 2014, 04:03 PM Jun 2014

Sen. Ron Johnson's shameful votes

http://www.democraticunderground.com/108411901

In a recent public opinion poll, 40% of Wisconsinites reported not knowing who Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) is after four years in office. For those still wondering, Johnson's recent votes opposing bipartisan legislation to help provide military veterans with health care and turning his back on common-sense relief for over 800,000 Wisconsin student loan borrowers went a long way in revealing his true self and his priorities.

Improving health care for our military veterans should be an issue that everyone can agree on. A bill passed by the U.S. Senate on June 11 would help veterans receive needed care in a timely manner by allowing the Department of Veterans Affairs to contract with private medical facilities. Johnson was one of only three senators to vote against it.
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lumpy

(13,704 posts)
1. Biggest problem in the US, people don't really know who are leading them down those
Thu Jun 19, 2014, 04:31 PM
Jun 2014

unknown paths when they get in the voting booth.

lumpy

(13,704 posts)
2. Meant to include the fact that many many politicians don't know what the hell is going on or
Thu Jun 19, 2014, 04:33 PM
Jun 2014

what to do about it.

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