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November 19, 2009
Senate Votes to Fund U.N. Over Disabled Veterans
U.S. Senator Tom Coburn, M.D. (R-OK) released the following statement today after the Senate rejected his amendment that would have helped all wounded veterans, not just those injured after September 11, 2001, and financed the program by redirecting funds that would have gone to the United Nations (U.N.). The Coburn amendment failed by a vote of 32 to 66.
“I support keeping our commitment to the veterans who have selflessly sacrificed for our nation and I believe Congress should prioritize funding for their care. However, I am opposed to sinking our grandchildren in debt and jeopardizing the sacrifices of those this bill intends to help,” said Dr. Coburn. “Our wounded veterans have demonstrated tremendous courage, yet members of Congress are searching for a backbone. This vote shows that Congress is still refusing to make the hard choices between competing budget priorities every family in America makes every day.”...
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