Romney Falsely Claims Defense Cuts Will Impact Veterans

[Lakhota]

By Adam Peck

In a speech to the American Legion today, Mitt Romney leveled fresh criticism against President Obama, accusing his administration of cutting the benefits of veterans who are returning from Iraq and Afghanistan and going so far as to call plans to cut the Veterans Affairs Department budget a “crisis.”:

Romney charged that the defense budget cuts would affect services for veterans, including the men and women returning from conflict overseas who need psychological counseling. Romney invoked the rising number of suicides – “This is a crisis,” he declared – as he sharpened his attack on the Obama administration’s proposed spending cuts.​

But Romney’s claim — that veterans’ care will be negatively impacted by sequestration — is not grounded in reality. Earlier this month, the White House announced that virtually all of the Veterans Affairs Department budget will be exempt from mandatory cuts if and when sequestration goes into effect in January 2013. The only exception, according to VA Secretary Eric Shinseki, would be possible cuts to administrative costs. That means health care, vocational, and education services will remain fully funded while cuts are made elsewhere within the Department of Defense, despite Mitt Romney’s claims to the contrary.

Romney Falsely Claims Defense Cuts Will Impact Veterans | ThinkProgress

 

[Lakhota]

Of course, if Romney were actually concerned about the possibility of losing funding for the Veterans Affairs Department, he probably wouldn’t have embraced Paul Ryan or his budget, which could lead to reductions in veterans’ benefits.

From the OP link.

 

[OODA_Loop]

ThinkProgress advocating for veterans ?

The fuck you say.

 

[Charles_Main]

By Adam Peck

In a speech to the American Legion today, Mitt Romney leveled fresh criticism against President Obama, accusing his administration of cutting the benefits of veterans who are returning from Iraq and Afghanistan and going so far as to call plans to cut the Veterans Affairs Department budget a “crisis.”:

Romney charged that the defense budget cuts would affect services for veterans, including the men and women returning from conflict overseas who need psychological counseling. Romney invoked the rising number of suicides – “This is a crisis,” he declared – as he sharpened his attack on the Obama administration’s proposed spending cuts.​

But Romney’s claim — that veterans’ care will be negatively impacted by sequestration — is not grounded in reality. Earlier this month, the White House announced that virtually all of the Veterans Affairs Department budget will be exempt from mandatory cuts if and when sequestration goes into effect in January 2013. The only exception, according to VA Secretary Eric Shinseki, would be possible cuts to administrative costs. That means health care, vocational, and education services will remain fully funded while cuts are made elsewhere within the Department of Defense, despite Mitt Romney’s claims to the contrary.

Romney Falsely Claims Defense Cuts Will Impact Veterans | ThinkProgress

You are the only one making False Claims as usual. There is no way to know for sure what will be cut and what will not. Obama has made a promise that Vet Benefits will not be touched, but he lacks any power to keep the Promise. He does not decide what gets cut.

 

[uscitizen]

By Adam Peck

In a speech to the American Legion today, Mitt Romney leveled fresh criticism against President Obama, accusing his administration of cutting the benefits of veterans who are returning from Iraq and Afghanistan and going so far as to call plans to cut the Veterans Affairs Department budget a “crisis.”:

Romney charged that the defense budget cuts would affect services for veterans, including the men and women returning from conflict overseas who need psychological counseling. Romney invoked the rising number of suicides – “This is a crisis,” he declared – as he sharpened his attack on the Obama administration’s proposed spending cuts.​

But Romney’s claim — that veterans’ care will be negatively impacted by sequestration — is not grounded in reality. Earlier this month, the White House announced that virtually all of the Veterans Affairs Department budget will be exempt from mandatory cuts if and when sequestration goes into effect in January 2013. The only exception, according to VA Secretary Eric Shinseki, would be possible cuts to administrative costs. That means health care, vocational, and education services will remain fully funded while cuts are made elsewhere within the Department of Defense, despite Mitt Romney’s claims to the contrary.

Romney Falsely Claims Defense Cuts Will Impact Veterans | ThinkProgress

You are the only one making False Claims as usual. There is no way to know for sure what will be cut and what will not. Obama has made a promise that Vet Benefits will not be touched, but he lacks any power to keep the Promise. He does not decide what gets cut.

If he has the balls he still has veto power doesn't he?

 

[Lakhota]

“We have been informed that VA is exempt from sequestration - except for administrative costs,” Shinseki told a joint hearing of the House Veterans Affairs and Armed Services committees.

Under law, however, the VA’s budget can’t be slashed by more than 2 percent – much less than the 8 percent to 10 percent cuts laid out under sequestration. A 2-percent cut of administrative-related funds would be about $60 million.

More: Some Veteran Affairs funds could be sequestered - Stephanie Gaskell - POLITICO.com