The best case scenario is for Democrats to win the midterm elections and gain control of the House of Representatives. If that happens then Veterans will see a comprehensive benefits package pass into law. Because we Democrats understand the sacrifice soldiers make on our behalf and because of that we owe our veterans the health and welfare they deserve if they are fortunate enough to return to civilian life. We all constantly hear a majority of Republicans clamoring for America to get into more wars to protect vital interests of corporations but Republicans do not want our veterans to have health and welfare benefits when they get home. It fits with their ideology that they don't owe much to those who fight or work for their ability to prosper. Just like they don't want a social safety net for civilian workers, they don't want an effective safety net for returning veterans. I don't just say this out of thin air. The votes by Republican politicians over the last 5 years have given a true record of their disdain for the American working/middle/poor class and returning war veterans. Apparently Republicans think most won't notice their betrayal to our fighting forces because of the complexity of our law making process. But those of us who maintain a vigil on the workings of needed legislation that has been time and again defeated through Republican procedural processes are not to be fooled. I will continue to shout out the betrayal of Republican politicians and by extension their faithful voters and pundits who support their votes even when it harms and destroys the lives of our returning veterans. We are a democracy and as such we still have the right to vote and voting Republicans out of office everywhere is a message the Republicans will finally get.
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