tschuckman@aol.com
Hello Friends,
All the Veterans, Servicemen and women, and Voters NEED TO KNOW HOW THE goofy, bitter, lawless, fake Democrats are treating an important Vote to help the combat Veterans after they come home and need extra care for emotional assistance for PTSD and Suicide prevention.
According to VA records, 11 out of the 17 Veterans that take their lives EVERY DAY in the US, are still outside the system of care from the VA ! ! Is this how Americans bite the hand of those brave souls who protect us night and day? Even animals take better care of themselves. What a stinking SHAME!
I was blessed to have fought my way inside the doors of the Milwaukee, WI., VAMC doors back in 1970, and the staff couldn't have cared less and treat ALL OF US COMBAT VETERANS like 'used toilet tissue' back then. Perhaps I am part elephant because I vividly remember all that stuff, and even wrote it down after the fact. Hey, that's right --- I was into "Journaling" way back in high school as I graduated in 1967. They are a little bit better right now, except that they enforce distancing and wearing masks, even as I went there this very morning for a 'blood draw/ blood work' but that's understandable with the China-Virus all over the place.
I feel quite confident that we shall beat the nasty virus U.P. where we live because these hearty North Central Americans are teachable, humble, law abiding, and docile. But I would not advise pushing us too far... lol, because we know our Rights and the Constitution, well.
Not to be pushy --- but this News and Baloney is far too important to hide under a bushel basket. So then we ALL ought to pass it on, especially to all Veterans and prior service members and their families, please. Thank you.
Warm Regards,
Tom Schuckman
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| Washington - Today, Rep. Jack Bergman (R-Mich.), the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, and Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statements after the amendment they offered to add the Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act to H.R. 6395, the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, was ruled out of order by the Rules Committee. “Dr. Roe, myself, and more than 250 U.S. Representatives agree: Congress should pass the Veteran Suicide prevention grants outlined in the Improve Act,” said Rep. Bergman. “Nevertheless, our legislation to reach out into the community and connect at-risk veterans to lifesaving services has faced multiple partisan roadblocks – including today when House Democrats, who cosponsored this policy, blocked its advance as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) bill. One of the most important roles of Congress is to provide for our national defense; and with that comes the responsibility to ensure the men and women we ask to protect us can access the supportive resources they need when they return from the fight. According to VA, 11 of the 17 veterans who take their own lives each day are not within the VA system of care. These grim statistics haven’t budged in years – which makes new solutions like the Improve Act more urgently needed than ever.” “I am deeply disappointed that General Bergman’s and my amendment to support veterans at-risk of suicide was ruled out of order by the Rules Committee today,” said Ranking Member Roe. “I have served on the Veterans’ Affairs Committee for more than a decade and, in that time, have watched the veteran suicide rate remain tragically stable despite skyrocketing mental health funding and staff increases. In order to find the lost and save their lives, we must pay more than lip service to those in crisis. Despite repeated claims that suicide prevention is the Committee’s highest priority, almost an entire Congress has passed us by without meaningful legislation to address the epidemic of veteran suicide brought to the House Floor for a vote. The Improve Act is a bipartisan bill that will make a real difference in communities across America where struggling veterans and their families who need our help now more than ever reside. It is past time to put politics aside and veterans first and it is shameful that House Democrats failed to do that today.” To read the amendment the Members offered, click here. To learn more about the Improve Act, as introduced, click here. | |||
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