"Pet Spending Projects"... this is what would be getting vetoed

[Ghost in the Machine]

The $124 billion emergency war bill the committee approved on Friday contains a wide range of funding for health care programs in the Defense Department and Veterans Affairs departments. Funding for DOD health care programs covered by the bill includes:

$450 million for post-traumatic stress disorder/counseling.
$450 million for traumatic brain injury care and research.
$730 million to prevent health care fee increases for U.S. troops.
$20 million to address the problems at Walter Reed.
$14.8 million for burn care.
The bill increased funding for the VA's health care programs by $1.7 billion, including:


$550 million to address the maintenance backlog at VA health care facilities to prevent situations similar to those at Walter Reed.
$250 million for medical administration.
$229 million for treatment of a increased pool of veterans.
$100 million to allow the VA to contract with private mental health care providers.
$62 million to speed claims processing for returning veterans.

This is the extra money that the Dems "slipped into this bill for their pet spending projects", according to the Screeching Chimp. If he vetoes this bill, this should be hung around his neck for the rest of his sorry life.

Support the troops..... indeed

[hedgehog]

1. All this pork barrel really disgusts me!

[Ghost in the Machine]

4. can you believe the utter contempt of these dems? wanting to take care

of the troops when they come home injured. What audacity! :sarcasm: <<---- as if it's needed..

I can just see the chimp now, looking at a soldier in a wheel chair missing a leg and an arm and saying "hey soldier, the motto says " some gave ALL..... didn't say nuffin about just givin' PART... now get back to EYErack and fight like a man!" ... heh heh heh smirk smirk smirk heh heh

[Sammy Pepys]

2. That's not the stuff they're referring to....n/t

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[SteppingRazor]

3. Be fair. It also includes farm subsidies and aid for Katrina victims

I'm not saying either of these things are bad -- far from it -- but it's not as though the bill is completely free of non-defense items.

[Ghost in the Machine]

8. you're right... I should have "this is *some* of what will be vetoed.."

I honestly haven't read the other particulars. This is just what I gleaned from an article I read the other day listing these provisions, and they kinda stuck with me because I thought it was good thing to do.

:hi:

Ghost

[NMMNG]

5. That bastard

They claim we don't support the troops, and then he wants to veto this??? What a piece of work. :grr:

[AtomicKitten]

6. 14 Dems voted against the bill

.... because they no longer wish to fund the war. However, the upside of the bill is that it does give a definite endpoint of the war albeit 9/08 is a long way off, it raises the minimum wage, provides monies for vets, and provides relief for Katrina victims.

[whistle]

7. Shrub* called these "pork barrel spending" programs

....well it is Dimson who is "porking" the American military fighting men and women

[Tellurian]

9. K&R

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