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Posted By pacodecabra 2 weeks, 3 days ago in Political NewsRepublican Senator Tom Coburn is using his prerogative as a senator to put a hold on the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2009 a $3.7 billion packet of health care initiatives. The bill’s centerpiece is unprecedented support for family caregivers of severely wounded veterans, those injured since 9-11.
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cowboygrandpa2 weeks, 3 days ago
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"Coburn “believes strongly if we don’t start paying for things we’re not going to have a country left to defend,” Hart said. “He says we are waterboarding the next generation with debt and somebody has to stand up and say, ‘Let’s cut it out.’ ”
The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee acknowledges that money hasn’t been found to cover at least $2.8 billion of the bill’s $3.7 billion projected cost over the next five years, including money for the caregiver provisions, which would total $1.7 billion through fiscal 2014.
But Sen. Daniel K. Akaka, D-Hawaii, chairman of the committee, argues that the Iraq and Afghanistan wars also haven’t been “paid for” and proper care of wounded veterans is just another very necessary cost of war.
Another reason Coburn blocks the bill, Hart said, is that it isn’t fair to extend caregiver benefits to wounded from Iraq and Afghanistan but not to those severely injured in the Persian Gulf War, Vietnam or earlier conflicts."
I just wonder when he voted to pull out the wars we are funding that is causing the need for the funding of increased veterans care ???
Because the war is costing us more every day, and is creating more needs daily.
As far as his bull crap, about not being fair ???
My God, does he think Vet's are going to complain that their brothers and sisters in arms are finally being treated ???
I would shout for joy, because it would mean they are finally recognizing the insanity of the wars !!! Ya have to take care of those ya maimed and crippled !!!
Grow up Senator, this is real life, not some stinkin' debate about variables. -
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engineer2 weeks, 3 days ago
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Let him, Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Halliburton, Blackwater, CACI, Titan, Prince and all those who brought us into this unjustified war through lies pay for these wounded personally for however long it takes to make these wounded normal. they'll be paying for the rest of their lives. Take all their assets NOW, so they can't hide them.
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