Direct link to article... [littlegreenfootballs.com]
The dysfunctional wing does their dysfunction dance. They GOP thinks that theater is what their constituents elected them for and they are all looking for an Oscar.
The American Legion on Wednesday slammed a move by some Senate Republicans to use veterans legislation backed by Democrats to get a new package of Iran sanctions through the chamber.
In the opening hours of debate on a bill that will extend health care to more veterans, Republican Sens. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire urged Senate Leader Harry Reid to allow a vote on the sanctions amendment.
An Ayotte spokeswoman said the senator is asking for a vote on the bill that would be offered as an amendment to the veterans' health care and education bill introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., who chairs the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee.
Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., ranking member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, has an alternative veterans' bill ready to go that includes the sanctions language, according to Bloomberg News.
American Legion National Commander Daniel Dellinger issued a statement saying the sanctions issue has no business being inserted into the debate over veterans' legislation and will only harm its passage.
More: Senators Insert Iran Sanctions Into Vets Bill