Little Support for 'Pay Troops First' Bill

Our nation honors our military… except during peace, during war, when they come home, and when they die. Other than that, we're so proud of them! :(

This article on Military.com (did I get this from PoliNation? I can't keep track!)
Little Support for 'Pay Troops First' Bill
has a link to let your congresscritter know what you want. As if that would make any difference, pardon my cynicism.

"Two weeks after a Texas congressman tried force a House vote on his bill mandating that servicemembers be paid first in the event of a government shutdown, only nine representatives have signed on. The so-called discharge petition requires 218 signatures. Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas… during a press conference on July 14… expressed confidence that he’d have the backing, claiming he had 190 co-sponsors." (My emphasis added.)