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Bush's Campaign Promises to Soldiers and Vets

A BUZZFLASH READER COMMENTARY
by Tony Romano

BuzzFlash,

Just one campaign doozy from [LINK]...

...Governor George W. Bush: "I believe that our laws must reflect our gratitude to the men and women who so valiantly served our nation in battle. But to many veterans, it seems like they are remembered in Washington only on Veterans Day. Speeches are all well and good, but daily advocacy is needed too in such issues as health care and compensation claims. Although, the Veterans Health Care Eligibility Reform Act and the Veterans Millennium Health Care Act accomplished much to ensure that all veterans and retirees who choose to enroll are eligible to do so, access to health care after enrollment is still an often complicated and bureaucratic process. A process that involves too many delays and uncertainties in coverage..."

..."I believe that the veterans health care system and the claims process need an overhauling from top to bottom. I will make it a top priority for the VA to review its processes and procedures and revamp the way it does business in order to most effectively serve our veterans. The claims process in particular needs to be reformed and modernized, so that claims are handled in a fair and timely fashion..."

Check out the link above and compare it to the articles like the UPI story you recently re-posted.

Reposted: Sick Soldiers Wait for Treatment in Kentucky 11/3

Tony Romano
Austin, Texas

A BUZZFLASH READER COMMENTARY