Dems Move to Block WH on Vet Injuries

clipped from www.huffingtonpost.com Democrats in Congress are organizing to squash a White House proposal that would require veterans to use private insurance to pay for treatment of their combat and service-related injuries. In a letter being sent to the White House, a group of House Democrats, led by Rep. Glenn Nye (D-VA), warned that such a proposal "could harm our veterans and their families in unintended, yet very serious ways, jeopardizing their families' health care and even negatively affecting veterans' employment opportunities." "While we strongly support your plans to increase funding for the VA by $25 billion over the next five years," the letter reads, "it is with equal conviction that we oppose the proposal to bill veterans' private health insurance plans for care and treatment of service-connected injuries or disabilities."

I don't know who's idea this was, but it's Bushian in it's disregard for veterans.

"We cannot compromise on the promise we have made to those who serve our Nation," said Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ.).

"Treatment for service-connected injuries is clearly within the responsibility of the U.S. government through the Department of Veterans Affairs -- period," said Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA).

There may be some things we can get away with going cheap on. Veterans shouldn't be on that list.