Let me straighten you out here. Trump replaced VA Choice.Since some people got their panties all twisted up because I dared compare Trump to Biden in a thread attacking Biden for a lie he told 30 years ago- here is a thread that we can devote to talking about Trump's lies.
This one is a great example of how Trump is at the same time petty, vindictive, dishonest- and likes to take credit for things that others have done.
Trump literally lied and took credit for what John McCain did. And then lied and claimed that John McCain couldn't get the legislation passed.
Yeah- Joe Biden lied 30 years ago about his college achievements- Trump lied while in office about something that actually matters.
Trump’s untruths about Veterans Choice illustrate the sheer audaciousness of his lies
“The vets — the VA was in horrible shape. Now, they have choice. And nobody could get choice,” he told ABC News recently. “John McCain couldn’t get it. Nobody could get it. They tried for years. They couldn’t get it. I got choice for the vets.”
In fact, the provision of the law that Trump touts most often — the ability of veterans to get private medical care if VA waitlists were too long — was something that McCain specifically pushed for and eventually won in his negotiations with then-Veterans’ Affairs Committee chairman, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.).
On the Senate floor on June 5, 2014, Sanders praised McCain for sticking by his principles and pushing the private doctor “choice” element even though Sanders disagreed with it. McCain responded: “We were able to come together I believe in a way that will help relieve this terrible tragedy that seems to have befallen our nation’s veterans.”
Following the compromise struck by McCain and Sanders, the legislation passed both chambers and on Aug. 7, 2014, was signed into law by then-President Barack Obama — notwithstanding Trump’s repeated false claims that the “VA choice” law was something that he himself achieved.
“They have trying to get it passed for 44 years. We got it passed,” he told a rally audience in Panama City, Florida, last month.
“We passed VA choice,” he repeated to an Orlando audience on Tuesday. “You go out now, you get a doctor, you fix yourself up, the doctor sends us the bill, we pay for it and you know what? It doesn’t matter because the life and the veteran is more important.”
https://www.military.com/daily-news...5-billion-bill-replace-va-choice-program.html
yeah, he got the name wrong, but he was right about getting something great passed for Veterans and their care givers.
VA MISSION Act: What is the latest on community care ...
VA MISSION Act: What is the latest on community care? - VAntage Point
Note: This article is the second in a series on VA's progress implementing the VA MISSION Act of 2018. Last June, President Trump signed landmark legislation, known as the VA Mission Act of 2018, that makes dramatic improvements to how Veterans receive community care—health care provided outside of VA.VA's goal is to give Veterans greater choice over their health care, allowing VA to .
Senate Passes $55 Billion Veterans Affairs Reform Bill
News Releases - Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs
News Releases - Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs
VA MISSION Act
depotoo,
Fair enough and thank you for a considered response. I do think we can discuss without insults and just basic ranting..
I will respond with this:\
PolitiFact - The VA’s private care program gave companies billions and vets longer waits
"Trump’s promises to veterans were a central message of his campaign. But his plans to shift their health care to the private sector put him on a collision course with veterans groups, whose members generally support the VA’s medical system and don’t want to see it privatized. The controversy around privatization, and the outsize influence of three Trump associates at Mar-a-Lago, has sown turmoil at the VA, endangering critical services from paying student stipends to preventing suicides and upgrading electronic medical records.
This program has not been proven yet but lets point out something.
The Shadow Rulers of the VA — ProPublica
"But hundreds of documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act and interviews with former administration officials tell a different story — of a previously unknown triumvirate that hovered over public servants without any transparency, accountability or oversight. The Mar-a-Lago Crowd spoke with VA officials daily, the documents show, reviewing all manner of policy and personnel decisions. They prodded the VA to start new programs, and officials travelled to Mar-a-Lago at taxpayer expense to hear their views. “Everyone has to go down and kiss the ring,” a former administration official said."
"At times, Perlmutter, Moskowitz and Sherman have created headaches for VA officials because of their failure to follow government rules and processes. In other cases, they used their influence in ways that could benefit their private interests. They say they never sought or received any financial gain for their advice to the VA."
So more money has been spent but with who? It look like crony capitalism from here... We wait to see the results?
Question could be asked: Obama looked for this kind of money McCain wanted it as well... What happen then?