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McCain and the VA

"Health is not simply the absence of sickness" -- Hannah Green , author

Senator McCain has suggested that Veterans with non-combat medical problems get vouchers to receive care from the private sector. McCain's plan would chip away at the VA system, cutting it down instead of addressing its problems and providing the funding needed to maintain it.

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  • September 2008

    • McCain: '4 More Years of Underfunding Veterans Health Care'

      Political Affairs  |  Sep 14, 08

      John McCain says he supports veterans benefits, but his political record suggests, if elected, he would represent four more years of neglect of veterans issues, said Philip Carter, a US Army veteran and director of the Obama National Veterans Vote.

  • August 2008
  • July 2008

    • Union Ad Urges Vets to Abandon McCain

      Chicago Tribune  |  Jul 9, 08 5:05 PM CDT

      Union Ad Urges Vets to Abandon McCain

      (Newser) - Worried about the appeal John McCain has for military veterans among its members, the AFL-CIO is launching an advertising campaign criticizing the Republican's economic policies, the Chicago Tribune reports. The union will spend $53.4 million on the campaign, running mainly in places like Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Virginia— battleground states hit hard by the economic downturn. More »

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Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., talks with media after a tour of the CONSOL R&D Labs in South Park, Wednesday, July 9, 2008.   (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
VAMC - A typical Veterans Mecial Center or H VA Hospital   (© spcummings)
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