McCain’s Record Doesn’t Support Vetshttp://blog.aflcio.org/2008/10/23/union-veterans-mccains-record-doesnt-support-vets
Video Statements: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNQ2WuzVJoo More than 2 million union members and thousands of union retirees around the country have served their country in the armed forces, and through the AFL-CIO Union Veterans Council, union vets are reaching out to other union vets to talk about what’s at stake for them this election—as veterans and as workers. Wesley Reed, a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Marines and a member of the Air Line Pilots (ALPA), spells out some of the differences between Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain on veterans’ issues. Obama sponsored the 21st Century GI Bill that McCain opposed, and Obama has consistently voted in favor of Veterans Affairs (VA) funding and access to VA care for all veterans, while McCain has been inconsistent on supporting the VA. Says Reed: I’m supporting Sen. Obama in his run for president because of his support for veterans’ issues. Obama has voted to expand VA health care so that all our war heroes can have access; co-sponsored bills to improve care at military hospitals and prevent veteran homelessness; and voted for full funding of the VA, proving he’s the candidate who will fight for veterans. Despite McCain’s rhetoric, his record on veterans’ issues doesn’t measure up. Mark Ayers, president of the AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades Department and a Vietnam veteran, heads the Union Veterans Council. He says McCain’s economic policies and his voting record have left veterans and all workers behind. Time and time again, Sen. McCain’s actions as a United States senator have been to cut government spending at the expense of our veterans and only to support the profits and aspirations of one segment of our society: Corporations and Big Business. McCain’s economic record is especially galling in light of the fact that veterans are among those hardest hit by the foreclosure crisis, with areas with high military populations also seeing high foreclosure rates. Capt. John Prater is the president of ALPA, which represents thousands of veterans—many of whom are civilian pilots and are former military pilots. He says McCain’s record in the Senate hasn’t showed respect to veterans and to workers. No one recognizes his service to his country more than I, but the fact is, he’s not the man that I want to lead our country as president. ___________________________________ Paid for by the AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education Political Contributions Committee, www.aflcio.org, and not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee. "that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic" --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coalitionforfreethoughtinmedia ©" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Coalitionforfreethoughtinmedia?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
