Senate votes to provide jobs for vets, House twiddles thumbs
"The bill is, of course, paid for since that's the new rule for Congress for everything but tax cuts. It requires the IRS to go after tax delinquents to cover the funds. Senate Republicans, except for Rand Paul, chose not to be embarrassed by voting against cloture for this bill. But Senate Republicans don't need to worry about the bill actually advancing. The House, which intends to be out of town by the end of next week, is very unlikely to bother with taking it up."
