Voters Need to Know John McCain’s Long History of Consistent Votes Against Veterans Benefits
One of the major myths at large today is that John McCain can be trusted to stand up for veterans and their families. Not so!
John McCain glorifies the United States military. Yet over a long, 22-year career in the United States Senate, he has voted against no less than two dozen measures that would have improved benefits for disabled veterans and their families.
He has even voted against providing funds for improving veterans hospitals as well as for research into prosthetics for veterans who have have returned home with missing limbs. (Click Here to Read More)
There are 24 million veterans in America today. Two million of these veterans served in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. A very large percentage of them will be voters this November. There is an equal number of veterans’ spouses and grown children who are deeply concerned about veterans issues and benefits. Here is a huge segment of the national electorate.