Senate Rejects Extending Veterans Benefits

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UNITED STATES Ð JANUARY 27: Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., holds a news conference with Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., (not shown) on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011, to introduce their Biennial Budget Appropriations Act, that would switch Congress from an annual spending process to a two-year cycle. (Photo By Bill Clark/Roll Call)
UNITED STATES Ð JANUARY 27: Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., holds a news conference with Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., (not shown) on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011, to introduce their Biennial Budget Appropriations Act, that would switch Congress from an annual spending process to a two-year cycle. (Photo By Bill Clark/Roll Call)
(Photo By Bill Clark/Roll Call)

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The Senate quietly rejected legislation Thursday that would have extended certain veterans’ benefits to married same-sex couples and their children who live in states where their marriage isn’t recognized.

During debate on the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) proposed amending the federal statute that prevents the Department of Veterans Affairs from granting comprehensive benefits to same-sex couples in states that don’t recognize a same-sex marriage that was legally performed in a different state.

Her amendment failed 53-42, seven votes shy of the 60 votes needed to pass. None of the hire vetsSenate Republicans running for president voted for it. Sens. Rand Paul (Ky.) and Ted Cruz (Texas) opposed it, while Sens. Marco Rubio (Fla.) and Lindsey Graham (S.C.) did not vote.

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