Republicans Have Long History of NOT Supporting Veterans

So? the thread was titled REPUBLICANS don't support vets, turned into a MCCAIN doesn't support vets...

okey dokey...I didn't know McCain was ALL the Republicans...

good grief.
 
McCain is a powerful repub voice who does not vote against the repub agenda:

Reader Views: Republicans Should Support Veterans
Posted on August 20, 2011 by Examiner Media

As a veteran, and one who uses the services of the VA hospital in Montrose, I read with interest last week’s article about Congresswoman Nan Hayworth’s fight to “save Montrose and save Castle Point.” I wish Ms Hayworth success, but I fear her battle is going to be mainly with her own party.

There is a common misconception about Republicans, who are known for large defense spending and getting us into wars easily, but they have a woeful history for supporting veterans.

These are the facts: under the guidance of House Republican Leader John Boehner, Republicans voted against providing special $500 payments for every month that 185,000 service members and veterans were forced to serve under stop-loss orders since Sept. 11, 2001.

Republicans voted against extending the New GI Bill college benefits to all children of service members who have died on active duty since 9-11-01.

Republicans voted against providing businesses with a $2,400 tax break for the hiring of an unemployed veteran, a $250 one-time payment to nearly two million disabled veterans receiving benefits from the Veterans Affairs Department as part of the make-work-pay tax credit, and $1.2 billion for veterans’ medical facilities repairs throughout the country.

Republicans voted against ensuring that activated military reservists do not suffer a pay cut by providing a tax credit for small businesses employers who continue to pay their National Guard and Reserve employees when they are called up to serve.

Under President George W. Bush it was even worse.

Republicans voted against a $1,500 bonus for troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan while voting for a pay raise for them. [H.R. 3289, Vote #554, 10/17/03. Rejected 213-213].

The Bush administration cut off veterans’ health care for veterans who make as little as $26,000 a year in the lead up to the Iraq War, which resulted in more than 1.6 million veterans being denied VA health care over four years.

As the Iraq War began, House Republicans voted to cut $14 billion from veterans’ health care and $14 billion from veterans’ benefits, including veterans’ pensions, compensation, and education. This could have denied health care to 168,000 veterans, or cut the number of VA nurses by 8,700.[H Con. Res. 95, 2003 Vote #82, 3/21/03]

Republicans voted for the FY 2007 budget that hurts America’s veterans, including cuts in health care totaling $6 billion and as much as tripling TRICARE health care costs for military retirees under 65. [HCR376, 5/18/2006, Vote# 158]

President Obama on the other hand, has taken historic action in support of our troops and veterans such as:

Enacting the new G.I. Bill to provide returning troops with a full, four-year college education.

He is enacting historic investments in veterans’ health care and services, and ensuring that funding one year in advance to prevent political or legislative delays.

He has expanded economic opportunities for returning soldiers. He also enacted landmark legislation providing support to family members and others who care for wounded veterans, and enhancing health services for the 1.8 million women veterans.

Making speeches on town hall steps is all very well, and while it’s nice to hear, “Thanks for your service”, but it’s really time for our politicians to put up or shut up.

Kevin Roberts, USMC Veteran,

Pleasantville


Republicans Should Support Veterans | The Examiner News
 
McCain is a powerful repub voice who does not vote against the repub agenda:

Reader Views: Republicans Should Support Veterans
Posted on August 20, 2011 by Examiner Media

As a veteran, and one who uses the services of the VA hospital in Montrose, I read with interest last week’s article about Congresswoman Nan Hayworth’s fight to “save Montrose and save Castle Point.” I wish Ms Hayworth success, but I fear her battle is going to be mainly with her own party.

There is a common misconception about Republicans, who are known for large defense spending and getting us into wars easily, but they have a woeful history for supporting veterans.

These are the facts: under the guidance of House Republican Leader John Boehner, Republicans voted against providing special $500 payments for every month that 185,000 service members and veterans were forced to serve under stop-loss orders since Sept. 11, 2001.

Republicans voted against extending the New GI Bill college benefits to all children of service members who have died on active duty since 9-11-01.

Republicans voted against providing businesses with a $2,400 tax break for the hiring of an unemployed veteran, a $250 one-time payment to nearly two million disabled veterans receiving benefits from the Veterans Affairs Department as part of the make-work-pay tax credit, and $1.2 billion for veterans’ medical facilities repairs throughout the country.

Republicans voted against ensuring that activated military reservists do not suffer a pay cut by providing a tax credit for small businesses employers who continue to pay their National Guard and Reserve employees when they are called up to serve.

Under President George W. Bush it was even worse.

Republicans voted against a $1,500 bonus for troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan while voting for a pay raise for them. [H.R. 3289, Vote #554, 10/17/03. Rejected 213-213].

The Bush administration cut off veterans’ health care for veterans who make as little as $26,000 a year in the lead up to the Iraq War, which resulted in more than 1.6 million veterans being denied VA health care over four years.

As the Iraq War began, House Republicans voted to cut $14 billion from veterans’ health care and $14 billion from veterans’ benefits, including veterans’ pensions, compensation, and education. This could have denied health care to 168,000 veterans, or cut the number of VA nurses by 8,700.[H Con. Res. 95, 2003 Vote #82, 3/21/03]

Republicans voted for the FY 2007 budget that hurts America’s veterans, including cuts in health care totaling $6 billion and as much as tripling TRICARE health care costs for military retirees under 65. [HCR376, 5/18/2006, Vote# 158]

President Obama on the other hand, has taken historic action in support of our troops and veterans such as:

Enacting the new G.I. Bill to provide returning troops with a full, four-year college education.

He is enacting historic investments in veterans’ health care and services, and ensuring that funding one year in advance to prevent political or legislative delays.

He has expanded economic opportunities for returning soldiers. He also enacted landmark legislation providing support to family members and others who care for wounded veterans, and enhancing health services for the 1.8 million women veterans.

Making speeches on town hall steps is all very well, and while it’s nice to hear, “Thanks for your service”, but it’s really time for our politicians to put up or shut up.

Kevin Roberts, USMC Veteran,

Pleasantville


Republicans Should Support Veterans | The Examiner News

ok, thanks for the campaign speech for Obama...you happy now
 
Voting Against Veterans

# Veterans Groups Give McCain Failing Grades. In its most recent legislative ratings, the non-partisan Disabled American Veterans gave Sen. McCain a 20 percent rating for his voting record on veterans' issues. Similarly, the non-partisan Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans of America gave McCain a "D" grade for his poor voting record on veterans' issues, including McCain's votes against additional body armor for troops in combat and additional funding for PTSD and TBI screening and treatment.

# McCain Voted Against Increased Funding for Veterans' Health Care. Although McCain told voters at a campaign rally that improving veterans' health care was his top domestic priority, he voted against increasing funding for veterans' health care in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007. (Greenville News, 12/12/2007; S.Amdt. 2745 to S.C.R. 95, Vote 40, 3/10/04; Senate S.C.R. 18, Vote 55, 3/16/05; S.Amdt. 3007 to S.C.R. 83, Vote 41, 3/14/06; H.R. 1591, Vote 126, 3/29/07)

# McCain Voted At Least 28 Times Against Veterans' Benefits, Including Healthcare. Since arriving in the U.S. Senate in 1987, McCain has voted at least 28 times against ensuring important benefits for America's veterans, including providing adequate healthcare. (2006 Senate Vote #7, 41, 63, 67, 98, 222; 2005 Senate Votes #55, 89, 90, 251, 343; 2004 Senate Votes #40, 48, 145; 2003 Senate Votes #74, 81, 83; 1999 Senate Vote #328; 1998 Senate Vote #175; 1997 Senate Vote #168; 1996 Senate Votes #115, 275; 1995 Senate Votes #76, 226, 466; 1994 Senate Vote #306; 1992 Senate Vote #194; 1991 Senate Vote #259)

VetVoice:: McCain's Miserable Record of Not Supporting America's Troops and Veterans
and so did any of these bills he voted against have bullshit in them?......how much money in those bills after the pork has been distributed go to the Vets?.....if its a 50 Billion Bill for the Vets.....50 Billion should go for the Vets.....not whats left.....otherwise it should not be called a Bill for the Vets.....

What BS was in the bills? Perhaps the BS was coming from republicans.

Republicans Should Support Veterans | The Examiner News
every Bill has pork in it Merrill......did i actually have to tell you that?....
 
The Reagan-Bush tax cuts have so defunded the government, that we will no longer be able to pay veterans benefits.
 
Even when Pubs are against vets, they're for them! Turns out they're only for the rich...duh. Pub dupes! Memorize my sig, morons- it's a start....jfc, stupidest party in the modern world, following the greediest a-holes in modern world....but at least they're not in the party with those darn minorities....LOL
 
McCain's Non-Support for Troops and Veterans: The Master List

Brandon Friedman: McCain's Non-Support for Troops and Veterans: The Master List

We have a winner for the dumbest thread of the week.

Veterans Groups Give McCain Failing Grades. In its most recent legislative ratings, the non-partisan Disabled American Veterans gave Sen. McCain a 20 percent rating for his voting record on veterans' issues. Similarly, the non-partisan Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans of America gave McCain a "D" grade for his poor voting record on veterans' issues, including McCain's votes against additional body armor for troops in combat and additional funding for PTSD and TBI screening and treatment.

McCain Voted Against Increased Funding for Veterans' Health Care. Although McCain told voters at a campaign rally that improving veterans' health care was his top domestic priority, he voted against increasing funding for veterans' health care in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007. (Greenville News, 12/12/2007; S.Amdt. 2745 to S.C.R. 95, Vote 40, 3/10/04; Senate S.C.R. 18, Vote 55, 3/16/05; S.Amdt. 3007 to S.C.R. 83, Vote 41, 3/14/06; H.R. 1591, Vote 126, 3/29/07)

McCain Voted At Least 28 Times Against Veterans' Benefits, Including Healthcare. Since arriving in the U.S. Senate in 1987, McCain has voted at least 28 times against ensuring important benefits for America's veterans, including providing adequate healthcare. (2006 Senate Vote # 7, 41, 63, 67, 98, 222; 2005 Senate Votes # 55, 89, 90, 251, 343; 2004 Senate Votes # 40, 48, 145; 2003 Senate Votes # 74, 81, 83; 1999 Senate Vote # 328; 1998 Senate Vote # 175; 1997 Senate Vote # 168; 1996 Senate Votes # 115, 275; 1995 Senate Votes # 76, 226, 466; 1994 Senate Vote # 306; 1992 Senate Vote # 194; 1991 Senate Vote # 259)

McCain Voted Against Providing Automatic Cost-of-Living Adjustments to Veterans. McCain voted against providing automatic annual cost-of-living adjustments for certain veterans' benefits. (S. 869, Vote 259, 11/20/91)

McCain Voted to Underfund Department of Veterans Affairs. McCain voted for an appropriations bill that underfunded the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development by $8.9 billion. (H.R. 2099, Vote 470, 9/27/95)

Brandon Friedman: McCain's Non-Support for Troops and Veterans: The Master List
 
McCain's Non-Support for Troops and Veterans: The Master List

Brandon Friedman: McCain's Non-Support for Troops and Veterans: The Master List

We have a winner for the dumbest thread of the week.

Veterans Groups Give McCain Failing Grades. In its most recent legislative ratings, the non-partisan Disabled American Veterans gave Sen. McCain a 20 percent rating for his voting record on veterans' issues. Similarly, the non-partisan Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans of America gave McCain a "D" grade for his poor voting record on veterans' issues, including McCain's votes against additional body armor for troops in combat and additional funding for PTSD and TBI screening and treatment.

McCain Voted Against Increased Funding for Veterans' Health Care. Although McCain told voters at a campaign rally that improving veterans' health care was his top domestic priority, he voted against increasing funding for veterans' health care in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007. (Greenville News, 12/12/2007; S.Amdt. 2745 to S.C.R. 95, Vote 40, 3/10/04; Senate S.C.R. 18, Vote 55, 3/16/05; S.Amdt. 3007 to S.C.R. 83, Vote 41, 3/14/06; H.R. 1591, Vote 126, 3/29/07)

McCain Voted At Least 28 Times Against Veterans' Benefits, Including Healthcare. Since arriving in the U.S. Senate in 1987, McCain has voted at least 28 times against ensuring important benefits for America's veterans, including providing adequate healthcare. (2006 Senate Vote # 7, 41, 63, 67, 98, 222; 2005 Senate Votes # 55, 89, 90, 251, 343; 2004 Senate Votes # 40, 48, 145; 2003 Senate Votes # 74, 81, 83; 1999 Senate Vote # 328; 1998 Senate Vote # 175; 1997 Senate Vote # 168; 1996 Senate Votes # 115, 275; 1995 Senate Votes # 76, 226, 466; 1994 Senate Vote # 306; 1992 Senate Vote # 194; 1991 Senate Vote # 259)

McCain Voted Against Providing Automatic Cost-of-Living Adjustments to Veterans. McCain voted against providing automatic annual cost-of-living adjustments for certain veterans' benefits. (S. 869, Vote 259, 11/20/91)

McCain Voted to Underfund Department of Veterans Affairs. McCain voted for an appropriations bill that underfunded the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development by $8.9 billion. (H.R. 2099, Vote 470, 9/27/95)

Brandon Friedman: McCain's Non-Support for Troops and Veterans: The Master List

First of all to use huffingtonshit as a link is laughable. Secondly McCain does not represent the gop as a whole. No politician does. No more than the jackass in the whitehouse represents the democratic party as a whole. I have many democratic friends and many of them can't stand Obama.

All your links prove is what a gullible schmuck you are.
 
Chris hates veterans. He pisses on them every chance he gets. He's an ungrateful traitorous little cumstain.
 
The Reagan-Bush tax cuts have so defunded the government, that we will no longer be able to pay veterans benefits.

no thats what your hoping asswipe.....because you despise the Military.....you have posted your opinion enough times.....Quit acting like you might be concerned.....
 
Even when Pubs are against vets, they're for them! Turns out they're only for the rich...duh. Pub dupes! Memorize my sig, morons- it's a start....jfc, stupidest party in the modern world, following the greediest a-holes in modern world....but at least they're not in the party with those darn minorities....LOL
hey Frankie?.....what will you do when one of those minorities move next door to you?....and please,dont tell me you live amongst them......because i wont believe ya.....your too fucking phony......
 
Veterans Groups Give McCain Failing Grades. In its most recent legislative ratings, the non-partisan Disabled American Veterans gave Sen. McCain a 20 percent rating for his voting record on veterans' issues. Similarly, the non-partisan Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans of America gave McCain a "D" grade for his poor voting record on veterans' issues, including McCain's votes against additional body armor for troops in combat and additional funding for PTSD and TBI screening and treatment.

McCain Voted Against Increased Funding for Veterans' Health Care. Although McCain told voters at a campaign rally that improving veterans' health care was his top domestic priority, he voted against increasing funding for veterans' health care in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007. (Greenville News, 12/12/2007; S.Amdt. 2745 to S.C.R. 95, Vote 40, 3/10/04; Senate S.C.R. 18, Vote 55, 3/16/05; S.Amdt. 3007 to S.C.R. 83, Vote 41, 3/14/06; H.R. 1591, Vote 126, 3/29/07)

McCain Voted At Least 28 Times Against Veterans' Benefits, Including Healthcare. Since arriving in the U.S. Senate in 1987, McCain has voted at least 28 times against ensuring important benefits for America's veterans, including providing adequate healthcare. (2006 Senate Vote # 7, 41, 63, 67, 98, 222; 2005 Senate Votes # 55, 89, 90, 251, 343; 2004 Senate Votes # 40, 48, 145; 2003 Senate Votes # 74, 81, 83; 1999 Senate Vote # 328; 1998 Senate Vote # 175; 1997 Senate Vote # 168; 1996 Senate Votes # 115, 275; 1995 Senate Votes # 76, 226, 466; 1994 Senate Vote # 306; 1992 Senate Vote # 194; 1991 Senate Vote # 259)

McCain Voted Against Providing Automatic Cost-of-Living Adjustments to Veterans. McCain voted against providing automatic annual cost-of-living adjustments for certain veterans' benefits. (S. 869, Vote 259, 11/20/91)

McCain Voted to Underfund Department of Veterans Affairs. McCain voted for an appropriations bill that underfunded the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development by $8.9 billion. (H.R. 2099, Vote 470, 9/27/95)

Brandon Friedman: McCain's Non-Support for Troops and Veterans: The Master List

they would not give an Asswipe like you a passing grade thats for sure...........have you spit at any Veterans lately?......
 
When McCain said he wanted to cut benefits to trap soldiers in the military I just about lost it. OK, he didn't used the word "trap". He said if they had good benefits, they wouldn't stay in. Which, of course, is the SAME THING.

And you right wingers, don't say you need a link when this has been linked to many times.
 
As PolitiFact writer John Frank pointed out earlier this year, McCain has rarely sought pork, but he has on a few occasions, such as his 2006 legislation that asked for $10-million for an academic center at the University of Arizona to honor the late Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist.

Or McCain's 2003 effort to use federal funds to buy property to create a buffer zone around Luke Air Force Base in Arizona, or his 1992 request that the Environmental Protection Agency provide $5-million toward a wastewater project in Nogales, Ariz.

While McCain advocates have argued in the past that these projects don't meet the definition of pork-barrel spending, pork critics disagree.

"If it doesn't meet the technical term of earmark, it would probably meet the public idea of one," Pete Sepp, a vice president at the conservative, anti-pork National Taxpayers Union, told the New York Times in reference to the Rehnquist center request.

well then don't vote for McCain. easy as that.

Ever learn anything? Pub dupes!

Booosh administration lied, thousands died. Trillions spent for nothing. The whole country was jingo/rushed into war, including Dems. France was right, as usual. Bought off Pubs suq.

Frankie suck your mans dick later....now say this without your mouth full.....
 
The Reagan-Bush tax cuts have so defunded the government, that we will no longer be able to pay veterans benefits.

The Bush tax cuts were over 10 years ago.
Actually Obama's social spending bonanza has made us unable to afford even modest security. This includes payment to veterans.
Obama is destroying this country from within and without.
 
Very well put:

Veterans Groups Give McCain Failing Grades. In its most recent legislative ratings, the non-partisan Disabled American Veterans gave Sen. McCain a 20 percent rating for his voting record on veterans' issues. Similarly, the non-partisan Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans of America gave McCain a "D" grade for his poor voting record on veterans' issues, including McCain's votes against additional body armor for troops in combat and additional funding for PTSD and TBI screening and treatment.

McCain Voted Against Increased Funding for Veterans' Health Care. Although McCain told voters at a campaign rally that improving veterans' health care was his top domestic priority, he voted against increasing funding for veterans' health care in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007. (Greenville News, 12/12/2007; S.Amdt. 2745 to S.C.R. 95, Vote 40, 3/10/04; Senate S.C.R. 18, Vote 55, 3/16/05; S.Amdt. 3007 to S.C.R. 83, Vote 41, 3/14/06; H.R. 1591, Vote 126, 3/29/07)

McCain Voted At Least 28 Times Against Veterans' Benefits, Including Healthcare. Since arriving in the U.S. Senate in 1987, McCain has voted at least 28 times against ensuring important benefits for America's veterans, including providing adequate healthcare. (2006 Senate Vote # 7, 41, 63, 67, 98, 222; 2005 Senate Votes # 55, 89, 90, 251, 343; 2004 Senate Votes # 40, 48, 145; 2003 Senate Votes # 74, 81, 83; 1999 Senate Vote # 328; 1998 Senate Vote # 175; 1997 Senate Vote # 168; 1996 Senate Votes # 115, 275; 1995 Senate Votes # 76, 226, 466; 1994 Senate Vote # 306; 1992 Senate Vote # 194; 1991 Senate Vote # 259)

McCain Voted Against Providing Automatic Cost-of-Living Adjustments to Veterans. McCain voted against providing automatic annual cost-of-living adjustments for certain veterans' benefits. (S. 869, Vote 259, 11/20/91)

McCain Voted to Underfund Department of Veterans Affairs. McCain voted for an appropriations bill that underfunded the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development by $8.9 billion. (H.R. 2099, Vote 470, 9/27/95)

Brandon Friedman: McCain's Non-Support for Troops and Veterans: The Master List
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Thanks for taking the time for revealing the republicans for what they are = phoney as a three dollar bill.
 
Voting Against Veterans

# Veterans Groups Give McCain Failing Grades. In its most recent legislative ratings, the non-partisan Disabled American Veterans gave Sen. McCain a 20 percent rating for his voting record on veterans' issues. Similarly, the non-partisan Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans of America gave McCain a "D" grade for his poor voting record on veterans' issues, including McCain's votes against additional body armor for troops in combat and additional funding for PTSD and TBI screening and treatment.

# McCain Voted Against Increased Funding for Veterans' Health Care. Although McCain told voters at a campaign rally that improving veterans' health care was his top domestic priority, he voted against increasing funding for veterans' health care in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007. (Greenville News, 12/12/2007; S.Amdt. 2745 to S.C.R. 95, Vote 40, 3/10/04; Senate S.C.R. 18, Vote 55, 3/16/05; S.Amdt. 3007 to S.C.R. 83, Vote 41, 3/14/06; H.R. 1591, Vote 126, 3/29/07)

# McCain Voted At Least 28 Times Against Veterans' Benefits, Including Healthcare. Since arriving in the U.S. Senate in 1987, McCain has voted at least 28 times against ensuring important benefits for America's veterans, including providing adequate healthcare. (2006 Senate Vote #7, 41, 63, 67, 98, 222; 2005 Senate Votes #55, 89, 90, 251, 343; 2004 Senate Votes #40, 48, 145; 2003 Senate Votes #74, 81, 83; 1999 Senate Vote #328; 1998 Senate Vote #175; 1997 Senate Vote #168; 1996 Senate Votes #115, 275; 1995 Senate Votes #76, 226, 466; 1994 Senate Vote #306; 1992 Senate Vote #194; 1991 Senate Vote #259)

VetVoice:: McCain's Miserable Record of Not Supporting America's Troops and Veterans

well then don't vote for McCain. easy nuff.

No problem it's a piece a of cake to NOT vote republican
 

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