Bill Pascrell: “We thank and applaud passage of H.R. 4887 yesterday in the House of Representatives, by a vote of 403-0. Passage of this…”

“We thank and applaud passage of H.R. 4887 yesterday in the House of Representatives, by a vote of 403-0. Passage of this bill ensures that health care programs for veterans, active duty military, retired military, and their families/survivors will not be affected negatively by the pending health care reform legislation. It is unfortunate that some continue to raise what is now is even more clearly a false alarm that is apparently meant to frighten veterans and their families in order to prompt them to oppose the pending legislation. While there is legitimate debate as to whether or not the pending health care measures should become law, VVA does not appreciate spreading rumors that are not accurate by any political partisan from any point of the political spectrum. Last summer there was a similar incident, also involving partisans in the health care reform debate that VVA soundly condemned. We said then: 'It is our hope that sane minds reject fear-mongering, and that veterans recognize these scare tactics for what they are.'”