eligible for military health care benefits under CHAMPUS or TRICARE after they reach age 65 and are eligible for Medicare. Under the amendment, Medicare would pay for health services received from military health care providers for services covered by Medicare, and military health insurance would pay for those services it covers that are not covered by Medicare. [Vote 117, 6/7/00] XXXX Voted to Increase Assistance To Enlisted Personnel Who Qualify For Food Stamps. In 2000, XXXX voted for an amendment that would enact a special assistance allowance of $180 per month for those enlisted personnel who qualify for food stamp assistance. The amendment was agreed to, 93-0. [Vote 116, 6/6/00] XXXX Voted To Increase Assistance To Military Personnel Who Are Eligible For Food Stamps. In 2000, XXXX voted for an amendment that would increase functional totals by $28 million over 5 years in order to pay for the establishment of a special subsistence allowance for members of the uniformed services who are eligible to receive food stamp assistance. The amendment was agreed to, 99-0. [Vote 61, 4/6/00] DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL XXXX Voted Against Defense Authorization Bill And Repeal Of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Policy. In September 2010, XXXX voted against a motion to invoke cloture (thus limiting debate) on the motion to proceed to the bill that would authorize $725.7 billion in discretionary funding for defense programs in fiscal 2011. It also would repeal a 1993 law that codifies the "don't ask, don't tell" policy on military service by openly gay men and women. [CQ; Vote 238, 9/21/10] VETERANS’ HEALTH CARE AND BENEFITS XXXX Voted To Reduce Annuities Paid To Surviving Spouse Of Military Personnel. In November 2012, XXXX voted against a Nelson, D-Fla., motion to waive all applicable budget laws and budget resolutions with respect to the Corker, R-Tenn., point of order against the Nelson amendment no. 3013 that would repeal a provision to reduce annuities paid to the surviving spouses of military personnel by the amount of dependency and indemnity compensation to which the spouses are entitled. The motion was rejected by a vote of 58-34 (D 47-1; R 9-33; I 2-0). [Vote 216, 11/30/12] XXXX Voted Against Iraq And Afghanistan War Supplemental Funding, Disaster Funding, And Funding To Compensate Veterans Exposed To Agent Orange. In May 2010, XXXX voted against passage of the bill that would provide $58.8 billion in supplemental funds for fiscal 2010, including $33.5 billion for the Defense Department for the addition of 30,000 troops in Afghanistan, $3.6 billion for Afghan and Iraqi security forces and $4.9 billion for Defense Department procurement. It would provide $94 million for recovery efforts related to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. It would provide $5.1 billion for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to pay for costs of past disasters and $13.4 billion in mandatory funds to compensate Vietnam War veterans exposed to Agent Orange. [Vote 176, 5/27/10]  XXXX Voted Against Iraq And Afghanistan War Supplemental Funding, Disaster Funding, And Funding To Compensate Veterans Exposed To Agent Orange. In May 2010, XXXX voted against a motion to invoke cloture (thus limiting debate) on the committee-reported substitute that would provide $58.8 billion in supplemental funds for fiscal 2010, including $33.5 billion for the Defense Department for the addition of 30,000 troops in Afghanistan, $3.6 billion for Afghan and Iraqi security forces and $4.9 billion for Defense Department procurement. It would provide $5.1 billion for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to pay for costs of past disasters and $13.4 billion in mandatory funds to compensate Vietnam War veterans exposed to Agent Orange.” [Vote 171, 5/27/10] XXXX Voted For Increasing Veterans’ Benefits, Providing Benefits to Filipino WW2 Veterans. In April 2008, XXXX voted for a broad measure to increase veterans’ benefits that includes a controversial provision to provide benefits to Filipino veterans who fought alongside U.S. forces in World War II. The latest bill would cover a wide range of benefits including life insurance, housing grants and burial allowances. The bill passed 96-1, with only David Vitter opposing. [CQ Today, 4/24/08; Vote 112, 4/24/08] 309