Fighting The Good Fight: Former York Township, IL Precinct 112 DuPage County Dem Committeeman: Senate Sends Bernie's VA Bill to the President

Friday, August 1, 2014

Senate Sends Bernie's VA Bill to the President

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	Watch: Bernie explains his bill to Bill O'Reilly

Senate Sends Bernie's Bill to the President

"Planes and tanks and guns are a cost of war," Bernie said. "So is taking care of the men and women who fought our battles." He spoke Thursday before the Senate approved and sent to President Barack Obama a $16.3 bill to improve access to health care for veterans. As chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, Bernie played a major role in crafting the legislation that will let the VA recruit more doctors and nurses to care for the surging number of veterans returning from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. It also let's veterans on long waiting lists see private doctors.

	Watch Bernie on Fox News with Bill O'Reilly

The Dealmaker

Piloting the deal through a dysfunctional Congress was itself seen by observers on Capitol Hill as a big deal. Bernie was able "to bridge Washington's toxic partisan divide and cut one of the most significant deals in years," according to the newspaper Roll Call. And there was this from Politico: "At a time when Congress is seemingly unable to agree on even the most basic policies, the VA breakthrough surprised even the most cynical on Capitol Hill and gave hope that Congress can compromise on big issues if the consequences are steep enough and time is running out."