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December 29, 2005
Senator Hutchison Reneges on Veterans' Hospital Promise
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Senator Hutchison Reneges on Veterans' Hospital PromiseContact:
Seth Davidson, Communications Director, 713-865-0416 or seth@radnofsky.comDecember 29, 2005
Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison today reneged on her call for a veterans'
hospital in the Valley. Her opponent, Barbara Ann Radnofsky has campaigned
for over a year calling for a veterans' hospital south of San Antonio.
Hutchison echoed Radnofsky's call in Harlingen on August 17, stating "A real
veterans' hospital is needed in the Valley," according to press reports. The
planned outpatient clinic in Harlingen, which will replace the small and
inadequate outpatient clinic in McAllen is not a hospital. Senator Hutchison
has once again deserted the veterans of Texas.Recently, she voted against the amendment1 which would have provided proper
funding for veterans' mental health affairs. The bill she voted against
would have provided additional funding for each fiscal year from 2006
through 2010, and would have been used for readjustment counseling, related
mental health services, treatment and rehabilitative services for veterans
with mental illness, post-traumatic stress disorder, and substance use
disorder.
Radnofsky outlines issues and positions on her web site, at http://www.radnofsky.com/issue.php?items_id=238#_edn21. She is focusing her campaign on clean government, health care, education, and veterans' affairs. Senator Hutchison supported the interests of the Disabled American Veterans 0 percent in 2004; On the votes that the Retired Enlisted Association considered to be the most important in 2004, Senator Hutchison voted their preferred position 0 percent of the time.1. Bill Number: S 2020; Issue: Veterans Issues, 11/17/2005, Sponsor:
Amendment: Sen. Boxer, Barbara [CA]; Original Bill: Sen. Grassley, Chuck
[IA], Roll Call Number: 343, Motion Rejected (senate). How members voted:
Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison voted NO. Official Title of Legislation: S
Amdmt 2634 to S 2020: To provide an additional $500,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2006 through 2010, to be used for readjustment counseling,
related mental health services, and treatment and rehabilitative services
for veterans with mental illness, post-traumatic stress disorder, or
substance use disorder.Seth Davidson
Communications Director
Barbara Ann Radnofsky US Senate 2006
www.radnofsky.com
713-865-0416
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Comments
Did you expect anything else from a Conservative Republican?
Veterans mean as much to Republicans as active duty soldiers do, exactly nothing.
Posted by: captainkona at December 29, 2005 10:21 PM
An obvious failure of leadership by the senior Senator from Texas, who sits on the Veterans' Affairs Senate committee.
Does anyone actually think that if Kay Bailey Perjury Technicality wanted a VA hosptial in the Valley that she couldn't somehow find a way to get one?
There's no better reason to replace KBPJ with a woman who cares about vets.
Posted by: PDiddie at January 1, 2006 11:28 AM