GOP leaders were quick to use the vote to hammer Democrats for supporting the back-pay measure while opposing a long list of piecemeal spending bills earlier in the week, including a proposal to fund veterans programs.
“With the unanimous vote we just saw for federal employees, if it’s so important to ease the pain for them – what about the vets?" House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) told reporters in the Capitol after Saturday's vote.
"Do the Democrats not feel it’s important to make sure the pain is eased on them?"
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