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Posted on Jun 1, 2016
Mitch McConnell
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TSgt Daniel Wareham
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Why do you ignore what the base wants and fought against Cruz and Trump?
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Mitch McConnell - I am fortunate enough to be able to afford the cost of nearly a year of visits to a private psychiatrist to resolve post traumatic stress associated with caring for wounded in an army evacuation hospital in country (Republic of Vietnam) forty five years ago. However, when I was first stricken with these intense flashbacks and reliving the feelings of helplessness amidst onslaught of mass casualty care, I called the VA Suicide Hotline to learn there was little in the way of care that VA could provide for women ( and incidentally for men ) who were not directly engaged in combat -- that the focus of the VA was necessarily on combat veterans -- and those of us who played support roles ( even in country ) were not their priority -- and there were no in patient programs for women suffering from post traumatic stress arising from their mass casualty patient care experience. Would you be willing to try to do whatever is possible to help the VA prioritize and provide care for health care providers who experience debilitating effects of post traumatic stress due to care for wounded? Warmest Regards, Sandy
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Mitch McConnell - I understand you have endorsed Donald Trump for the upcoming presidential election. What advice do you have for the more traditional GOP Senate and House members of the Republican Party for surviving the almost daily onslaught of the Donald Trump predictable vitriolic verbal assault on anyone in his line of sight who does not support extreme proposals for managing the economy, courts, immigrants, etc? I care about Republican values. However, I am deeply distressed by lack of decorum and respect of our presidential candidate. Warmest Regards, Sandy
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Senator, I am curious about how the divisive politics that so plague Washington and the Capitol Building have (in your perception) benefited the citizens of this country. Republicans have been in control of both houses for more than a year, and the only thing I ever hear from you and Fox News is that you are trying to combat President Obama, but I never hear actual solutions to the problems we face. A perfect example is the latest Zika virus outbreak throughout Central and South America, which we now have 40 confirmed cases in Texas and more in Florida. President Obama has requested $1.9B to support the states' efforts to control the mosquito population and the federal government's vaccine/cure research efforts. However, you and the House left for another vacation without resolving the issue while the disease spreads at an exponential rate due to the rising summertime temperatures.
We could also consider the last 7 years of efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, with no solution or revision put forward as a replacement. I am assuming you don't actually intend to repeal it, because the insurance companies and medical industry has already spent billions of dollars on the implementation of the law and to change it at this point would hurt the American economy more than the perceived damage done by passing the law, but by continuing to talk about it, you can use it as political leverage to win votes from simple minded people who are incapable of realizing that you really have no plans other than to create division.
The ultimate point in my post/question is to point out that you as our elected senator have a responsibility to WE THE PEOPLE to represent what is best for us, not you and your ability to maintain your $175,000/year salary while doing nothing to benefit WE THE PEOPLE. The people in this forum are here because we all took an oath to defend our country and each other, as a UNITED whole, not just the democrats or republicans, not just the blacks or the whites, not just the jews or the christians nor the muslims. We took the oath to stand together to protect this country and to die if necessary to defend one another. We expect you to do your duty to actually do what is best for us as a nation and not you as a senator, because you are making $175,000/year (for the rest of your life) to represent us in the US Senate. We enlisted in the military to make $17,000/year and to be shot at and possibly killed on the battlefield. Even the highest ranking officer in the military who has much more experience and responsibility than you makes less than your salary, so for once in your career, please earn your money and do something for us, the citizens.
We deserve nothing less than that. Also, I should probably point out that if I did my job (Mechanical Engineer, BSME, MSME, PE) as poorly as you and the rest of Congress does yours, I would have been fired years ago.

In case you have forgotten why we are here, I have included copies of the Oath of Enlistment & Oath of Office below:
The Oath of Enlistment (for enlisted):
"I, _____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God."

The Oath of Office (for officers):
"I, _____ (SSAN), having been appointed an officer in the _____ (Military Branch) of the United States, as indicated above in the grade of _____ do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign or domestic, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservations or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office upon which I am about to enter; So help me God."
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COL Jerry (JC) Crandall
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Most VA jobs are only offered to current VA employees. The VA needs to open their doors to hiring vets at all levels. Vets understand vets. Can we count on you to make this happen?
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1SG Harold Piet
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7 days no response to anything yet. Typical Senate. Probably not in session.
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1SG Harold Piet
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I want to know why with a majority in house and senate, the democrats still get everything they want and not one single conservitive issue has passed. I am embarrassed to be called a Republican anymore, And to be called a Democrat would be worse. That is why Trump is doing so well. We the people would elect Mickey Mouse over the entrenched do nothing people already in office. What will it take to fix Washington. My only suggestion is DO NOT VOTE FOR ANY CURRENT OFFICE HOLDER, maybe some new faces would do something.
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Sir, thank you for taking the time to answer our questions on Rally Point. I am very concerned about our upcoming Presidential election. I would never even consider voting for Hillary, but I am struggling to get on board with Trump. I'm leaning towards third-party...specifically Darrell Castle from the Constitution Party. I know that he'd be a long shot, but President John Quincy Adams did say, "Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost." So...my question is: can you make a compelling case with voting for the Republican ticket come November?
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SSG Trevor S.
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Senator, we are not in line at Disney. Why is it so hard to cut through the red tape, fire those VA employees and management figures that are contemptuous toward Veterans, and institute a plan that will fix the VA?
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Why is there so many cuts to our government many troops are losing their careers and being forced out due to budget cuts?
Why is there so much division among the government and the people?
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