Congressman
Henry E. Brown, Jr.

Several veterans organizations spoke out against the Democrats’ health care plan, H.R. 4872, saying that the bill “betrays our nation’s veterans and service members”.

The current legislation does not protect health care programs for our nation’s veterans, military retirees, military personnel and their families and survivors.  My Republican colleagues, Representative Steve Buyer and Representative Buck McKeon, offered an amendment that would protect these programs and ensure that those who have fought for our country are provided with the health care they have earned. Unfortunately, the amendment was ignored.

As Ranking Republican of the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health, I am extremely disappointed. This is yet another reason why I am pushing for Democrats’ to scrap this bill and start over on health care reform.

Posted by Henry E. Brown, Jr. (03-21-2010, 06:10 PM) filed under Health Care, Veterans

 

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