Sherrod Brown: “with Veteran's Day nearing, I am ashamed, frankly, of how little this House of Representatives has done for the men and…”

“with Veteran's Day nearing, I am ashamed, frankly, of how little this House of Representatives has done for the men and women who have served our country. There has been lots of talk, good talk, especially in the early days of November, but not much real action. In honor of our veterans, the men and women who are risking their lives today, tonight, and tomorrow in Iraq and Afghanistan, the many who have lost and continue to lose their good health and even their lives, our message should reflect our admiration for their commitment. It does not. In July, House Republican leadership, through a procedural maneuver, struck down an attempt to restore $1.8 billion, just to restore $1.8 billion in veterans health care funding when they forced the House to vote on a bill with inadequate funding for veterans' health. Democrats and veterans' groups opposed the bill and demanded that the Republican leadership restore funding to the Veterans Administration. Now, it appears the VA-HUD appropriations bill will come out of conference $500 million short of the VA funding level that we demanded and the Republicans promised in their budget resolution. What kind of Veteran's Day message is that sending?”