[Zepp] US turns its back on vets most grievously wounded in the occupations

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" Edward Pickersgill " <edward

Mon, 21 Aug 2006 13:24:08 -0400

[Zepp] US turns its back on vets most grievously wounded in

the occupations

 

 

Brain Drain

US turns its back on vets most grievously wounded in the occupations

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© Bryan Zepp Jamieson 8/20/06

 

 

The story almost defies belief. According to the Veterans of Foreign

Wars (see VFW article), " In June, the U.S. House of Representatives

approved cutting $7 million from the Brain Injury Center's budget as

part of the larger 2007 National Defense Authorization Bill. The

center, which is located at nearby Walter Reed Army Medical Center,

had asked for $19 million for the new fiscal year, which begins

October. 1. Their current 2006 budget is $14 million. The U.S. Senate

is expected to vote on their version of the $468 billion defense bill

after Labor Day. The Senate version also reduces the center's budget

to $7 million. `It is absolutely inexcusable that lawmakers would

slash funding during a time of war for a research center that is

earning its keep by addressing the exact types of injuries our troops

are suffering,' exclaimed Mueller, who will introduce a resolution at

the upcoming 107th VFW National Convention to urge the government to

increase its services to veterans with traumatic brain injuries. "

 

If you're wondering, the vote on the omnibus defense appropriations

bill, which contained this little good from the unappreciative Putsch

junta, was 402-19. Only 17 Democrats voted against the bill, and

simple math will show you that the Republicans, not unexpectedly, were

even more disgraceful.

 

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