Posted on Jun 3, 2015
When are Republicans actually going to use action to show they support vets?
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After this article and after the whole BAH issue, all I see about vets being supported by republicans is rhetoric, they've voted against every bill to help vets in the last two years, but still give GE a tax break of in the billions of dollars.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/h-a-goodman/republicans-va-funding_b_5395698.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/h-a-goodman/republicans-va-funding_b_5395698.html
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The fact is, the Huff Post article only tells half the story. Politics? Additionally the VA wanted to use funds from a $5 Billion allocation earmarked to hire more healthcare workers and improve existing facilities to finish their mismanaged construction projects. THIS is why the additional funding was denied.
"The Veterans Affairs Department has told Congress it would like to use $830 million from a $5 billion fund for improving health care to pay for and finish the over-budget Denver VA hospital. Congress allocated the $5 billion to hire more physicians, upgrade facilities, improve efficiency and make other changes to give veterans better access to health care."
http://www.forconstructionpros.com/news/12065636/va-wants-to-use-health-care-fund-to-pay-for-unfinished-denver-hospital-construction
"The Veterans Affairs Department has told Congress it would like to use $830 million from a $5 billion fund for improving health care to pay for and finish the over-budget Denver VA hospital. Congress allocated the $5 billion to hire more physicians, upgrade facilities, improve efficiency and make other changes to give veterans better access to health care."
http://www.forconstructionpros.com/news/12065636/va-wants-to-use-health-care-fund-to-pay-for-unfinished-denver-hospital-construction
VA Wants to Use Health Care Fund to Pay for Unfinished Denver Hospital Construction
While VA has identified possible funding source, Senator Michael Bennet also wants the VA to show how it will discipline those responsible for the cost overruns
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LCpl Mark Lefler, again Little Brother, you're equating money with "support." If Dems truly supported Vets, they would not lump us into the same suspect categories as our enemies and seek to separate us from our Constitutional Rights without due cause.
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MAJ (Join to see)
SSG James Arlington, continuing to see it as a game of class warfare is part of the problem.
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Capt (Join to see)
Hey, cut those tax breaks for corporations. Afterwards cry when people lose their jobs.
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I cannot not understand why so many active military and Vets support Republicans blindly. Check the facts; they are quick to go to war, but slow, or AWOL on actually supporting the Vets when they come back.
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SSG Leonard Johnson
ohhhh ka ka poo..... were soldiers.....we pray for war and kill for peace.....look at what the democrats have done to you.....I get tired of vets supporting libtards who want you to die off so they can have more money for punk 18 year old skate boarder to use obamacare......check the facts
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SSG James Arlington
Whaaa? Go to military.com for pathetic stats. Who is supporting whom? Who said that?
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