Bush urges Congress to OK veterans bill [dig at congress from Western WH]

[rodeodance]

Source: ap



Bush urges Congress to OK veterans bill

By DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press Writer
19 minutes ago

CRAWFORD, Texas - President Bush said Saturday that Congress' Democratic leaders should celebrate Veterans Day by finally passing a spending bill covering programs for veterans.



"Congressional leaders let the fiscal year end without passing this bill they know our veterans need," Bush said in his weekly radio address. "The time to act is running out. ... The best way members of Congress can give thanks to our veterans is to send me a clean bill that I can sign into law."

Bush's dig at Democrats didn't tell the whole story.

Congress has never delivered to Bush a veterans affairs spending bill by Veterans Day, even when Capitol Hill was run by Republicans. And even veterans' groups have been reluctant to criticize this year's Congress for the delay, because they are thankful for large budget increases already engineered by Democrats since they assumed the majority in January. They added $3.4 billion to the veterans' budget in February and $1.8 billion in May.


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[Toots]

1. When will the Media get it...Bush* simply is not credible and not worth

quoting. Why should Republican LIES be spread across the nation? The Media doesn't seem to understand that the anger America is feeling is also about them...

[mcscajun]

2. "send me a clean bill"

"Send me a bill that I would have written, that gives me everything I want."

Bas-TARD!

[rodeodance]

3. that says it all

[Amonester]

4. the lying dicktatorTOT uses congress to catapult his b.s. propaganda only

that's the only use he has for it: water carriers.

they'll 'let' him do it for the rest of his term.

(minimum)

unless... (insert UFO sightings here)

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