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Paul Coverdell is NO friend of Georgia’s Veterans! |
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HIS RECORD: |
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- 1993: Coverdell is one of only 27 Senators who votes to cut spending on new VA inpatient facilities.1
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- 1994: Coverdell is one of 31 Senators who votes to deny veterans a cost of living increase for their pensions.2
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- 1996: Coverdell votes to freeze veterans’ benefits for five years in order to pay for a $122 billion tax cut.3
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- April 2, 1998: Coverdell votes to boost highway and mass transit spending by eliminating medical care for veterans with smoking-related illnesses, cutting veterans health benefits by $17 billion.4
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- June 25, 1998: Coverdell votes against an amendment to the Defense Authorization Bill that would have restored $329 million to VA health care programs depleted by earlier cuts.5
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- July 8. 1998: Coverdell casts the deciding vote against a point of order that would have restored $17 billion to medical care for veterans with smoking-related illnesses. The point of order is supported by a bipartisan coalition of Senators, including war hero John McCain and Georgia’s Max Cleland, who lost two legs and an arm in Vietnam. But the measure is defeated 50 to 48.6
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I believe in tax cuts, a balanced budget, and improving our nation’s transportation system, but I do not believe the fiscal burden of these policies should be borne on the backs of our veterans.
-- Michael Coles -- |
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_____________________________ |
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1 Motion to table Senate Amendment 916 to H.R. 2491, 9/22/93, vote #280. |
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2 Senate Amendment 1440 to House Resolution 3759, 2/9/94, Vote #35 See remarks by Senator Bob Kerrey, Congressional Record, 2/9/94, page S. 1205. |
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3 H.Con Res. 86 178, 6/13/96, Vote #159. |
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4 S.Con.Res. 86 4/2/98, vote #84. |
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5 Senate Amendment 2982 to 5. 2057, 6/25/98 Vote #175. |
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6 Motion to Table Murray Appeal of Chair Ruling RE: Conference Report for House Resolution #267, 7/8/98, Vote # 187. Remarks by Senator Murray, Congressional Record, 7/8/98, p. S7672. |
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