Democrats Deny Veterans in Stimulus Bill
Five Pro-veteran Amendments to Nancy Pelosi’s 825 Billion Pork purchase were shot down by the house rules committee. One would have cost absolutely no money, it just stipulated that any new road, bridge, etc. funded with the new infrastructure money would have to be named after a US Armed Forces Member Killed in action. The others would have provided job training money for homeless female veterans and homeless veterans with children; veteran work force training; supplied small business loans to veterans; and increased payments to veterans undergoing vocational training.
To House Democrats those Pro-veteran Amendments were not as important as things like money for Acorn, or new cars for the the government or any of the other pork in the bill. SHAME!!!
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