Nasty GOP ‘dirty trick’ guts Veterans’ benefits – on Veterans Day

If you are a Veteran of U.S. Military service and you voted for Donald Trump or any of his policies, your choices are coming back to bite you. And, I truly do feel bad for the suffering that’s coming your way.

I am an Army Veteran (independent voter) who honors any man or woman who has served or is serving. But, this latest move against Veterans by the Republican-led House of Representatives is, I believe, absolutely disgusting and I have to ask you, WTF!?!?

GOP ‘dirty trick’ guts veterans’ benefits on Veterans Day

Republicans pulled a nasty “dirty trick” to “sneak” through a bill that a Democratic senator called “the biggest cut to veterans’ benefits in American history” — on Veterans Day.

“House Republicans resorted to a blatant abuse of established procedure — bypassing a fair vote — to sneak the biggest cut to veterans’ benefits in American history,” said Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) in a statement published on social media. MORE HERE:

The Republican-led House marked Veterans Day by advancing VA benefit cuts inside a bill promising to help veterans. The package would finance some benefit increases through lower disability compensation for other veterans’ claims. That is a disgraceful way to honor service. MORE HERE:

“On a day when America honors the brave men and women who stepped forward to defend our freedom, House leaders chose to sneak through legislation threatening earned benefits for millions of veterans, their families and survivors,” Disabled American Veterans National Commander John Donovan said in a statement. MORE HERE:

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