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<blockquote data-quote="diesel96" data-source="post: 502364" data-attributes="member: 9859"><p>Sammie, you conveniently and begrudgingly ignore :</p><p></p><p>"President Obama's administration has increased the veterans budget</p><p>by $25 billion over five years, and by $1.2 billion more than even recommended by the Independent Budget (the VA budget suggested by the nation's veterans organizations). His VA is announcing construction of new veterans hospitals and medical centers, providing more convenient and better care to veterans around the country."</p><p></p><p>First, much of the internet hullabaloo about this topic has been inflammatory, emotional, and inaccurate. The Obama administration has not officially proposed that the VA start collecting from insurance companies for non-service related care. As Secretary Shinseki keeps saying, it was simply an idea at this point. It hasn't been actually proposed yet.</p><p>Sammie and Co., let it go. It's not healthy to hold grudges.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">THE WHITE HOUSE</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">Office of the Press Secretary</p> <p style="text-align: center">__________________________________________________________________</p> <p style="text-align: center">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 18, 2009</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">Statement from Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on the President’s Strong Commitment to America’s Veterans:</p><p></p><p>The President has consistently stated that he is committed to working with veterans on the details of the 2010 VA Budget Proposal. The President demonstrated his deep commitment to veterans by proposing the largest increase in the VA budget in 30 years and calling VSO and MSO leaders into the White House for an unprecedented meeting to discuss various aspects of the budget proposal. In considering the third party billing issue, the administration was seeking to maximize the resources available for veterans; however, the President listened to concerns raised by the VSOs that this might, under certain circumstances, affect veterans and their families’ ability to access health care. Therefore, the President has instructed that its consideration be dropped. The President wants to continue a constructive partnership with the VSOs and MSOs and is grateful to those VSOs and MSOs who have worked in good faith with him on the budget proposal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="diesel96, post: 502364, member: 9859"] Sammie, you conveniently and begrudgingly ignore : "President Obama's administration has increased the veterans budget by $25 billion over five years, and by $1.2 billion more than even recommended by the Independent Budget (the VA budget suggested by the nation's veterans organizations). His VA is announcing construction of new veterans hospitals and medical centers, providing more convenient and better care to veterans around the country." First, much of the internet hullabaloo about this topic has been inflammatory, emotional, and inaccurate. The Obama administration has not officially proposed that the VA start collecting from insurance companies for non-service related care. As Secretary Shinseki keeps saying, it was simply an idea at this point. It hasn't been actually proposed yet. Sammie and Co., let it go. It's not healthy to hold grudges. [CENTER]THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary __________________________________________________________________ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 18, 2009 Statement from Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on the President’s Strong Commitment to America’s Veterans:[/CENTER] The President has consistently stated that he is committed to working with veterans on the details of the 2010 VA Budget Proposal. The President demonstrated his deep commitment to veterans by proposing the largest increase in the VA budget in 30 years and calling VSO and MSO leaders into the White House for an unprecedented meeting to discuss various aspects of the budget proposal. In considering the third party billing issue, the administration was seeking to maximize the resources available for veterans; however, the President listened to concerns raised by the VSOs that this might, under certain circumstances, affect veterans and their families’ ability to access health care. Therefore, the President has instructed that its consideration be dropped. The President wants to continue a constructive partnership with the VSOs and MSOs and is grateful to those VSOs and MSOs who have worked in good faith with him on the budget proposal. [/QUOTE]
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