Senator Bernie Sanders To Re-Introduce Veterans' Bill

[bravoactual]

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is going to bring his Veteran's Spending Bill for another vote this week.

In February of this year Senate Republicans successfully killed the bill by a procedural vote. 41-Senate Republicans voted against the bill.

The same 41-Senate Republicans have been bitching loud, long and continuous about the long wait for medical care at Veterans Administration Hospitals.

Now mind you, the I.G. Report the Republicans wave like a flag regarding the failures of the V.A. to meet the health and educational needs of the V.A. is in no way, shape and/or form the first such report to be issued.

Reports of long waiting times for appointments at the V.A. date back to 2005. Which means the U.S. Congress has known about these problems for Nine (09) Years.

Who was President in 2005?

What Political Party held clear Majorities in the House of Representatives and the Senate in 2005?

The problems of the V.A. have been well documented for NINE FREAKING YEARS. Republicans did not do a single solitary FUCKING THING under the shrub or darth dick(less). Only now do they begin to bitch.

Now, thanks to Senator Sanders the Republicans will have a chance to put their well known bitching into action.

They can Vote with the Veteran's and approve Senator Sanders Bill.

Or they can do what they usually do...nothing.

 

[NYcarbineer]

The stunned silence is golden.

 

[occupied]

It will probably die in committee too to be followed by a similar Republican poison pill bill that would along with finally adequately funding the VA sabotage the ACA or privatize the VA or some kind of sinister shit like that.

 

[Peach]

The stunned silence is golden.

Not for me NYcarbineer, not for me.

 

[Stephanie]

well that's what a Socialist does, throw more money at it as if that's the problem

it's done wonders for Amtrak, the post office, etc and now our vets

it's the GOVERNMENT running these things or do any of you Sanders fans understand that?

good gawd who care's if we are going bankrupt

 

[TemplarKormac]

Ahh, block the bill so he can reintroduce it. Gee, I love it when people take credit for other people's work. It was all of a 2 1/2 page bill for petes sake.

 

[tinydancer]

Spinning more fairy tales are we bravoactual?

The VA scandal is not about the wait times. Nor is it about a lack of funding. It is about management hiding those wait times for bonuses and promotions.

 

[tinydancer]

Another lie from the OP.

Reports of long waiting times for appointments at the V.A. date back to 2005. Which means the U.S. Congress has known about these problems for Nine (09) Years.

Who was President in 2005?

What Political Party held clear Majorities in the House of Representatives and the Senate in 2005?

The problems of the V.A. have been well documented for NINE FREAKING YEARS. Republicans did not do a single solitary FUCKING THING under the shrub or darth dick(less). Only now do they begin to bitch.

I think he's pathological.

 

[tinydancer]

It will probably die in committee too to be followed by a similar Republican poison pill bill that would along with finally adequately funding the VA sabotage the ACA or privatize the VA or some kind of sinister shit like that.

Blatant lie to state that the VA has been underfunded. Why they've been so well funded they have been carrying over surpluses for the past 5 years.

 

[Peach]

well that's what a Socialist does, throw more money at it as if that's the problem

it's done wonders for Amtrak, the post office, etc and now our vets

it's the GOVERNMENT running these things or do any of you Sanders fans understand that?

good gawd who care's if we are going bankrupt

You never put your silly butt on the line for this country did you? Vets are more important than saving you a few pennies. Hundreds of billions spent on weapons we let rust, and decay, and VA care pays the price!

 

[TemplarKormac]

well that's what a Socialist does, throw more money at it as if that's the problem

it's done wonders for Amtrak, the post office, etc and now our vets

it's the GOVERNMENT running these things or do any of you Sanders fans understand that?

good gawd who care's if we are going bankrupt

You never put your silly butt on the line for this country did you? Vets are more important than saving you a few pennies. Hundreds of billions spent on weapons we let rust, and decay, and VA care pays the price!

What the...?

 

[The T]

Ahh, block the bill so he can reintroduce it. Gee, I love it when people take credit for other people's work. It was all of a 2 1/2 page bill for petes sake.

And from an avowed SOCIALIST...Sanders. Taking his cues from Obama.

 

[Peach]

well that's what a Socialist does, throw more money at it as if that's the problem

it's done wonders for Amtrak, the post office, etc and now our vets

it's the GOVERNMENT running these things or do any of you Sanders fans understand that?

good gawd who care's if we are going bankrupt

You never put your silly butt on the line for this country did you? Vets are more important than saving you a few pennies. Hundreds of billions spent on weapons we let rust, and decay, and VA care pays the price!

What the...?

What the ? Veterans care should be a PRIORITY, not an afterthought.:

 

[occupied]

You never put your silly butt on the line for this country did you? Vets are more important than saving you a few pennies. Hundreds of billions spent on weapons we let rust, and decay, and VA care pays the price!

What the...?

What the ? Veterans care should be a PRIORITY, not an afterthought.:

Damned right, any "yes buts" need to volunteer to stand around the VA and tell these people in person why we just can't afford to help them right now.

 

[tinydancer]

well that's what a Socialist does, throw more money at it as if that's the problem

it's done wonders for Amtrak, the post office, etc and now our vets

it's the GOVERNMENT running these things or do any of you Sanders fans understand that?

good gawd who care's if we are going bankrupt

You never put your silly butt on the line for this country did you? Vets are more important than saving you a few pennies. Hundreds of billions spent on weapons we let rust, and decay, and VA care pays the price!

Bullshit that the VA was underfunded. It hasn't been. We've had up all the data. All the freaking budgets.

Underfunding is a lie.

 

[Stephanie]

well that's what a Socialist does, throw more money at it as if that's the problem

it's done wonders for Amtrak, the post office, etc and now our vets

it's the GOVERNMENT running these things or do any of you Sanders fans understand that?

good gawd who care's if we are going bankrupt

You never put your silly butt on the line for this country did you? Vets are more important than saving you a few pennies. Hundreds of billions spent on weapons we let rust, and decay, and VA care pays the price!

What the...?

beats the hell out of me..I don't pay it any attention

 

[tinydancer]

What the...?

What the ? Veterans care should be a PRIORITY, not an afterthought.:

Damned right, any "yes buts" need to volunteer to stand around the VA and tell these people in person why we just can't afford to help them right now.

Can't you stop lying?

 

[Stephanie]

What the ? Veterans care should be a PRIORITY, not an afterthought.:

Damned right, any "yes buts" need to volunteer to stand around the VA and tell these people in person why we just can't afford to help them right now.

Can't you stop lying?

she has no idea what the problem is..It's been shown over and over on here it's not MONEY or funding that is the problem
peachy she aint

 

[tinydancer]

Damned right, any "yes buts" need to volunteer to stand around the VA and tell these people in person why we just can't afford to help them right now.

Can't you stop lying?

she has no idea what the problem is..It's been shown over and over on here it's not MONEY or funding that is the problem
peachy she aint

What's hysterical is the sheer hypocrisy of the left who wail and moan that the R's are playing politics with the VA scandal when all they do over and over and over is try to put the blame on Republicans. And not squarely where it should be. Corrupt VA managers.

Unreal.

 

[tinydancer]

What the...?

What the ? Veterans care should be a PRIORITY, not an afterthought.:

Damned right, any "yes buts" need to volunteer to stand around the VA and tell these people in person why we just can't afford to help them right now.

FY 2013 Budget: The Facts for Veterans
Issues: Veterans

Several media outlets are reporting that the GOP Budget cuts funding for veterans. These same outlets charge that the GOP budget doesn’t even mention the word “veterans.” Both charges are wrong.

These reports stem from a misreading of the GOP Budget and by comparing the CBO scoring of the GOP Budget and the President’s Budget, with that of OMB’s score of the President’s Budget. Using CBO scoring for both budgets, the GOP Budget exceeds the funding levels for veterans over the next 10 year as compared to the President’s budget (see chart below).

The Facts

FACT: The GOP Budget Keeps Discretionary Spending for Veterans Exactly the Same as Proposed By President Obama: $61.342 Billion. Using CBO numbers (which, by law, every Congressional budget resolution must use), the GOP budget assumes discretionary spending (i.e., VA medical care, construction, claims processing and national cemetery administration, etc.) on veterans in FY 2013 at exactly the amount requested in the President’s Budget.

In both budgets, this translates to a 4.3% increase above the FY 2012 funding level for VA, as recommended in the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs’ bipartisan Views and Estimates letter.

FACT: The GOP Budget Fully Funds VA Entitlement Programs in FY 2013 and Beyond.

Again, using CBO numbers, the GOP budget fully funds VA entitlement programs (i.e., disability compensation, pension, GI Bill, etc.) this year and beyond. The only difference between the GOP Budget and the President’s Budget under mandatory spending is the exclusion of the President’s $1 billion Veterans Jobs Corps proposal, on which the Administration has yet to produce any details.

The exclusion of the Veterans Jobs Corps in FY 2013 spending is supported by all 11 House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs’ Democrats and Senator Patty Murray of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs (see SVAC V&E letter).

FACT: The Word “Veterans” Appears 41 Times in the GOP Budget. FY 2014 advanced appropriations for veterans’ medical care is dictated by Section 501(c) of the GOP budget resolution, which permits advance appropriation not exceeding $54.462 Billion “for the following programs in the Department of Veterans Affairs – (A) Medical Services; (B) Medical Support and Compliance; and (C) Medical Facilities accounts of the Veterans Health Administration.” The word “veterans” clearly appears in the GOP Budget.

FY 2013 Budget: The Facts for Veterans | House Committee on Veterans' Affairs[/QUOTE]