The OBAMA/CONGRESS BAIT AND SWITCH

During the Presidential Campaign, President Obama addressed the Veterans of Foriegn Wars. During his speech he made several statements concerning the Department of Veteran Affairs.

Statement 1: We need to close the shortfalls - It's time to fully fund the VA Health Care.

Statement 2: We need to get rid of means testing - every veteran should be allowed into the VA system.

Statement 3: This is not a partisan issue. It is a moral issue.

While funding in the new budget has increased, IT DOES NOT FULLY FUND THE VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.

Means testing is being phased out over 5 years. In his previous remarks President Obama had said he would immediately reverse the 2003 Presidential Order banning admission of new priority 8 veterans.

Both the President and Congress (Democrats and Republicans alike) have given veterans a Bait and Switch product. It is a bipartisan switch.

Healt care has been advanced funded not fully funded. The problems with this are that unforseen circumstance could cause the appropriated funds to be used up before the end of the fiscal year. meaning that VA facilities will have to cut back on health care or the quality of said care.

Means testing will continue allowing hundreds of thousands of veterans who should be receiving veteran health care to be barred from VA facilities.

The Congress both parties have not co-sponsored a bill that calls for full funding instead they point to a bill that calls for advanced funding. The president has not worked to keep his campaing promises. The House Committee on Veterans affairs has stalled a bill calling for full funding.
IT IS TIME THE AMERICAN PEOPLE DEMAND OF THE PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS TO KEEP THE PROMISES TO OUR VETERANS!