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Tx4obama

(36,974 posts) Sat Oct 5, 2013, 09:22 PM Oct 2013

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Al Franken Shames the GOP with a Letter from the Wife of a Disabled Veteran

Al Franken Shames the GOP with a Letter from the Wife of a Disabled Veteran

From the Senate floor today, Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) urged Republican leaders in the House of Representatives to bring the Senate-passed clean CR to fund the government up for a vote since they have the votes to pass it. But most poignant was a letter he read from the wife of a disabled veteran who explained how the shutdown was hurting their family, but then begged him not to give in to delaying ObamaCare.

She wrote, ‘We would rather do without, than have you give in to delaying the Affordable Care Act. Please stand strong and do not let anyone change or delay this. We will sit tight without income while you work towards this.’

According to his prepared remarks, Senator Franken talked about his constituents urging him not to give in on ObamaCare, “Brenda Gregorich from Duluth wrote me on Wednesday about her husband, a disabled veteran, whose disability benefit is now further delayed due to the shutdown. She says – quote, ‘We would rather do without, than have you give in to delaying the Affordable Care Act. Please stand strong and do not let anyone change or delay this. We will sit tight without income while you work towards this.’”

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Full article here: http://www.politicususa.com/2013/10/05/al-franken-shames-gop-letter-wife-disabled-veteran.html

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Al Franken Shames the GOP with a Letter from the Wife of a Disabled Veteran (Original Post) Tx4obama Oct 2013 OP

19 recs and not a single K&R, Du should be ashamed!!!!! Rebellious Republican Oct 2013 #1

Everyone on the offensive! ffr Oct 2013 #2

K&R n/t proReality Oct 2013 #3

K&R kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #4

"We would rather do without..." Iwillnevergiveup Oct 2013 #5

K&R.... daleanime Oct 2013 #6

Keep up the good fight, Al! nt SunSeeker Oct 2013 #7

K&R yuiyoshida Oct 2013 #8

I have great respect for Senator Franken... Spazito Oct 2013 #9

K&R Samantha Oct 2013 #10

More specifics before I feel the vet has been hosed aznativ Oct 2013 #11

You can thank the damn REpublicans for underfunding the VA while wasting billions on worthless rhett o rick Oct 2013 #17

They served their purpose and now die quickly. BlueToTheBone Oct 2013 #18

Can you link to aznativ Oct 2013 #24

There is a ton of info available on how the Republicans have been cutting benefits for vets. rhett o rick Oct 2013 #25

Well I am a veteran currently aznativ Oct 2013 #28

Well as long as you are satisfied, who am I to piss on your parade. Good luck to you. nm rhett o rick Oct 2013 #29

No I'm not satisfied aznativ Oct 2013 #30

Welcome to DU gopiscrap Oct 2013 #22

Dont you agree that it's the damn Republicans that are causing all the trouble? rhett o rick Oct 2013 #23

Problem is the GOP doesn't shame. It's not in their DNA. Kablooie Oct 2013 #12

You're right, but others in the Nation heard it who do have Cha Oct 2013 #15

K&R. nt AnotherDreamWeaver Oct 2013 #13

Excellent, Tx! Mahalo! thank you, Senator Franklin and Cha Oct 2013 #14

only way to get the voice of real Americans out there Sunlei Oct 2013 #16

Impossible to shame a Republicon. polichick Oct 2013 #19

K&R oxymoron Oct 2013 #20

If only they had any, or felt shame... Wounded Bear Oct 2013 #21

Republicans are incapable of being ashamed. n/t Agnosticsherbet Oct 2013 #26

Nice try, but the simply cannot be shamed CanonRay Oct 2013 #27

Rebellious Republican

(5,029 posts)

1. 19 recs and not a single K&R, Du should be ashamed!!!!!

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Sat Oct 5, 2013, 11:14 PM

Oct 2013

K& FUCKING R.

ffr

(22,671 posts)

2. Everyone on the offensive!

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Sat Oct 5, 2013, 11:21 PM

Oct 2013

Thanks Senator Franken!

proReality

(1,628 posts)

3. K&R n/t

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Sat Oct 5, 2013, 11:44 PM

Oct 2013

kestrel91316

(51,666 posts)

4. K&R

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Sat Oct 5, 2013, 11:49 PM

Oct 2013

Iwillnevergiveup

(9,298 posts)

5. "We would rather do without..."

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Sat Oct 5, 2013, 11:51 PM

Oct 2013

after they've already given so much. Shameful!

K&R

daleanime

(17,796 posts)

6. K&R....

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Sun Oct 6, 2013, 12:02 AM

Oct 2013

SunSeeker

(51,690 posts)

7. Keep up the good fight, Al! nt

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Sun Oct 6, 2013, 12:07 AM

Oct 2013

yuiyoshida

(41,861 posts)

8. K&R

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Sun Oct 6, 2013, 12:08 AM

Oct 2013

Glad to be #40

Spazito

(50,453 posts)

9. I have great respect for Senator Franken...

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Sun Oct 6, 2013, 12:10 AM

Oct 2013

He works hard and is an exemplary representative for his state, imo.

Samantha

(9,314 posts)

10. K&R

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Sun Oct 6, 2013, 12:15 AM

Oct 2013

I read the entire article. I have said this many times on DU, but once more will not hurt -- Republicans have no shame.

Sam

aznativ

(69 posts)

11. More specifics before I feel the vet has been hosed

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Sun Oct 6, 2013, 12:45 AM

Oct 2013

Having worked for the VA just last year and having been through the system myself...

likely this vet has already been waiting forever and would have no matter what. There is a VA website showing the status of all claims, overdue times and all:

http://www.vba.va.gov/REPORTS/mmwr/index.asp

I think the St Paul VARO is average 127 days overdue at the very least.

I don't know if the shutdown makes any substantial difference. I was a VSR (in PHX) and so many people working there are so lazy it is pathetic. The wait time would be much less if it were not for lazy people. I left for that very reason- most co-workers were very non-productive. There were / are some good ones there, but they are a minority.

Curious what the vet's claim is for.

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)

17. You can thank the damn REpublicans for underfunding the VA while wasting billions on worthless

Reply to aznativ (Reply #11)

Sun Oct 6, 2013, 10:35 AM

Oct 2013

defense projects. Dont you agree? Lousy conservatives want to end all funding for the vets.

BlueToTheBone

(3,747 posts)

18. They served their purpose and now die quickly.

Reply to rhett o rick (Reply #17)

Sun Oct 6, 2013, 12:12 PM

Oct 2013

That is truly the puke thought. I believe the military considers them OFU - One Fodder Unit. THey are now useless eaters.

aznativ

(69 posts)

24. Can you link to

Reply to rhett o rick (Reply #17)

Tue Oct 15, 2013, 12:49 AM

Oct 2013

any credible source that lists what veteran's benefits Republicans want to cut? I am on a few mailing lists from some vet orgs and no one has been bitching about that. Maybe I'm missing something.

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)

25. There is a ton of info available on how the Republicans have been cutting benefits for vets.

Reply to aznativ (Reply #24)

Tue Oct 15, 2013, 10:14 AM

Oct 2013

I dont have it at my fingertips. Do you think that the Republicans havent been cutting vets benefits?

aznativ

(69 posts)

28. Well I am a veteran currently

Reply to rhett o rick (Reply #25)

Sun Oct 20, 2013, 02:20 PM

Oct 2013

receiving benefits of various types. Nothing so far has been diminished to my knowledge.

Granted, I don't hang out at the VA or anything like that since I have to go to work, but I have yet to receive any propaganda from the VA or anywhere else for that matter stating something was on the chopping block.

I'll be the first to stand up and fight, but I have not heard anything.

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)

29. Well as long as you are satisfied, who am I to piss on your parade. Good luck to you. nm

Reply to aznativ (Reply #28)

Sun Oct 20, 2013, 02:23 PM

Oct 2013

aznativ

(69 posts)

30. No I'm not satisfied

Reply to rhett o rick (Reply #29)

Sun Oct 20, 2013, 02:56 PM

Oct 2013

the VA sucks- third world care here in Phoenix.

I just have not heard of any plots to take anything away is all.

gopiscrap

(23,765 posts)

22. Welcome to DU

Reply to aznativ (Reply #11)

Sun Oct 6, 2013, 04:11 PM

Oct 2013

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)

23. Dont you agree that it's the damn Republicans that are causing all the trouble?

Reply to aznativ (Reply #11)

Sun Oct 6, 2013, 09:14 PM

Oct 2013

Please respond.

Kablooie

(18,641 posts)

12. Problem is the GOP doesn't shame. It's not in their DNA.

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Sun Oct 6, 2013, 01:17 AM

Oct 2013

Hypocrisy is the foundation of their morals and empathy is a foreign language.

Cha

(297,641 posts)

15. You're right, but others in the Nation heard it who do have

Reply to Kablooie (Reply #12)

Sun Oct 6, 2013, 02:37 AM

Oct 2013

Compassion and a working brain!

AnotherDreamWeaver

(2,852 posts)

13. K&R. nt

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Sun Oct 6, 2013, 02:17 AM

Oct 2013

Cha

(297,641 posts)

14. Excellent, Tx! Mahalo! thank you, Senator Franklin and

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Sun Oct 6, 2013, 02:36 AM

Oct 2013

bless your hearts, Brenda Gregorrich!

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)

16. only way to get the voice of real Americans out there

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Sun Oct 6, 2013, 09:34 AM

Oct 2013

polichick

(37,152 posts)

19. Impossible to shame a Republicon.

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Sun Oct 6, 2013, 12:23 PM

Oct 2013

oxymoron

(4,053 posts)

20. K&R

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Sun Oct 6, 2013, 02:49 PM

Oct 2013

Wounded Bear

(58,706 posts)

21. If only they had any, or felt shame...

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Sun Oct 6, 2013, 02:51 PM

Oct 2013

Agnosticsherbet

(11,619 posts)

26. Republicans are incapable of being ashamed. n/t

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Tue Oct 15, 2013, 10:15 AM

Oct 2013

CanonRay

(14,113 posts)

27. Nice try, but the simply cannot be shamed

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Tue Oct 15, 2013, 10:22 AM

Oct 2013

If they could, they would have changed their behavior long ago. They are shame proof.

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