Veterans: Missing in Action

American Progress by Faiz Shakir, Amanda Terkel, Satyam Khanna, Matt Corley, Ali Frick, Benjamin Armbruster | May. 23, 2008 (Opinion)

Yesterday, the Senate honored U.S. troops by passing a 21st Century GI Bill....Seventy-five senators voted to fund veterans yesterday, providing a veto-proof majority. Yet not only did Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) not vote for the bill, he didn't even show up to vote (the only other senators missing were Sen. Ted Kennedy...and Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK), who had to attend a funeral)....a look at his record on veterans issues shows that he has unfortunately favored ... Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics, Education
Topics: U.S. Military, U.S. Senate, John McCain, College
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Posted by: Posted by Beth Wellington - May 23, 2008 - 10:08 AM PDT
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Edited by: Beth Wellington - May 23, 2008 - 10:11 AM PDT

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"New York Times columnist Paul Krugman notes, "[T]he Veterans Health Administration is one of the few clear American success stories in the struggle to contain health care costs. ... to deliver an impressive combination of high-quality care and low costs" What the ... The VA hospitals are well know for poor health care according my wife, who has worked in two of them, in two different states.

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