Chet Edwards slams veto threat on veterans bill

Posted at 3:44 AM, Aug. 23, 2008

Who's more negative? Obama arrogance? Diversity not all it's cracked up to be? Chet Edwards, Obama's best option for the VP slot, is not mincing words today in response to a veto threat on a bill to help veterans. This is a slap in the face to every veteran in the nation, especially our Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans. I do not understand the values that would suggest, during a time of war, we provide tax breaks for people making over $1 million a year, but we cannot afford to provide the health care our veterans deserve and the housing our troops need. In my 18 years in Congress, this is one of the worst decisions I have ever seen come out of the White House and OMB. For a country to send its sons and daughters to war and then to cut corners on their health care, benefits, and housing when they return home does not reflect the values of the American people. In his first year as Chairman of the House Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Subcommittee in 2007...
Originally from: http://dallasmorningviewsblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/07/chet-edwards-sl.html