Carol Shea-Porter: “honoring our soldiers means honoring our commitment to these soldiers. Supporting the troops means several things: It…”

“honoring our soldiers means honoring our commitment to these soldiers. Supporting the troops means several things: It meant, first of all, making sure that the mission was essential to the United States before putting them in harm's way. Secondly, it meant making sure, if they were in harm's way, they had the equipment that they needed. And, third, after they had borne the battle, we had an obligation, if we were going to support the troops, by providing medical care for them. This administration has failed on all three levels. How did this VA medical care disaster happen? This is absolutely shameful. In a House hearing on Monday, the top military brass said there was enough money in the budget to provide care. So what was the problem here? Was it a lack of real support for the troops? This administration owes these soldiers and their families an apology and a pledge to start really supporting the troops.”