… defense appropriations bill, a bill, I would add, that passed the Senate Appropriations Committee by a robust bipartisan margin. 26 to 3, I think it was. That's right, Mr. President. After voting last week for an authorization bill to increase troop pay, Democrats just voted against the bill that would actually pay the troops. We have to ask the question, why, Mr. President, because to quote a recent news story, this is a direct quote, voting to proceed with the defense bill relinquishes some of the party's leverage, end quote. (01:15–01:27)
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Asserts that Democrats voted against a bill to pay troops after supporting a pay increase authorization.
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