McCain: DOES NOT Support VETERANS

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McCain: DOES NOT Support VETERANS
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Wed, 09-10-2008 - 4:02pm

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/23/army-times-alarm-mccain-s_n_114530.html

Army Times Alarm: McCain Suggests Rationing Vets Health Care

Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain appeared Tuesday to suggest rationing of veterans' health care may be needed so combat veterans can receive the care they deserve.

At a town hall meeting in Dover, N.H., McCain talked about the need to "concentrate" veterans' health care on people with injuries that "are a direct result of combat."

"Right now, there are people who drive a long way and they stand in line to stand in line to get an appointment to get an appointment," McCain said.

McCain's campaign press office did not return a telephone call asking for clarification of the remarks.

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Wed, 09-10-2008 - 4:22pm

(((“Our veterans and the American public need to know that VA remains mired in crisis due to the poor planning by the Bush administration to handle the tidal wave of 325,000 Iraq and Afghanistan war veteran casualties now being treated at VA hospitals and clinics,” Sullivan said.

McCain’s campaign press staff did not return telephone calls asking for additional comment.)))