no support for our troops

[jimmy]

NO SUPPORT FOR OUR TROOPS
U.S. SENATOR JIM DEMINT
(R - SOUTH CAROLINA )
THIS IS WHAT HE SAID
DeMint Statement on Treatment of Troops at Walter Reed
March 7th, 2007 - Washington, D.C.- U.S. Senator Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina) made the following statement Wednesday after having breakfast with the American Legion Department of South Carolina.
“Some of our troops at Walter Reed have experienced bureaucratic delays and substandard living conditions. This is completely unacceptable and it cannot continue. We have a moral obligation to provide best care in the world to the men and women who serve our country.”
“The head of Walter Reed has been dismissed and the President has called on former Senator Bob Dole and former Secretary Donna Shalala to conduct a full review of the care our country is providing to our wounded soldiers.
“I look forward to hearing their recommendations and I hope we can continue to work in a bipartisan way to ensure our servicemen and women get the quality of c are they deserve.”
THIS WHAT HE DID
Senate passes VA spending bill in near-unanimous vote
The Senate passed the bill by a 92-1 vote Sept. 6. Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) made the lone vote against it. The Senate bill mirrors the House version passed in June.
The bill includes $64.8 billion for discretionary spending and $41 billion in veterans’ disability benefits.
The bill increases VA health care by almost 10 percent, or $3.2 billion. That’s in addition to $1.3 billion that Congress added for health care to the Iraq funding bill passed in May.
Congress has a responsibility to provide for important veterans programs, especially during a time of war,” This funding bill pro vides the resources needed to improve and strengthen health care for our brave veterans, and wisely directs key investments to areas in the greatest need , LIKE WALTER REED
Is DeMint really a big supporter of veterans' benefits? NO! According to Project Vote Smart, DeMint had the following voting record on Veterans' Issues:
2006 In 2006 Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America gave Senator DeMint a grade of F.
2006 Senator DeMint supported the interests of the Disabled American Veterans 60 percent in 2006.
2005 Senator DeMint supported the interests of the Disabled American Veterans 33 percent in 2005.
2004 Senator DeMint supported the interests of the Disabled American Veterans 0 percent in 2004.
2004 On the votes that the The Retired Enlisted Association considered to be the most important in 2004, Senator DeMint voted their preferred position 33 percent of the time.
2003 On the votes that the Disabled American Veterans - House considered to be the most important in 2003, Senator DeMint voted their preferred position 0 percent of the time.....
WHAT MAKES THIS SO HARD TO SWALLOW !!!!!!!
I FOUND OUT THAT DEMINT HAS NO MILITARY EXPERIENCE EVEN THOUGH HE WAS OF AGE DURING VIET NAM
Also, no one in DeMint's immediate family is in the military.he himself has never served in the military nor does he know the anguish that family members go through when loved ones serve in a combat zone. DeMint, who doesn't support veterans, is all for our Marines and soldiers to keep fighting forever, and ever in Iraq. What a guy!
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[Gordon Wagner]

Do you think that the government was going to take any better care of soldiers than they did after Viet Nam?