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May 14, 2008
Reid: Bipartisan Senate Rejects Senator McCain's Efforts to Undermine Collective Bargaining, G.I. Bills
Washington, DC—Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid made the following statement today after the Senate rejected Republicans’ efforts to attach Senator McCain’s alternative G.I. bill to the collective bargaining bill and delay help for first responders:
“A bipartisan majority of the Senate has rejected a petty, partisan effort to stand in the way of making Americans safer. This vote is a message to Bush/McCain Republicans that the U.S. Senate will not stand for political games at the expense of our nation’s first responders and veterans. I hope Senator McCain hears that message loud and clear, and urge him to join us to support both of these important bills – one to give our firefighters, police officers and emergency medical technicians the rights they deserve, and another to give our veterans the educational opportunities they have earned.”
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The Senate will convene at 2:00 p.m. and proceed to a period of morning business until 3:00 p.m. with Senators permitted to speak for up to ten minutes each. Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of H.R.3590, with Senator Reid, or designee, permitted to offer the first amendment to the Reid substitute; further, that Senator McConnell, or designee, be permitted to offer the next amendment to the substitute with no other amendments in order during Monday's session. There will be no roll call votes during Monday's session.
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