.@HillaryClinton taking lots of questions from Veterans here at the Derry VFW #HillaryinNH

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Rachael Goldenberg ?@RachaelGoldie 8m8 minutes ago

.@HillaryClinton taking lots of questions from Veterans here at the Derry VFW #HillaryinNH

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1. New from @militarytimes — @HillaryClinton proposes revamping the Veterans Health Administration

Correct The Record Verified account ?@CorrectRecord 42m42 minutes ago

New from @militarytimes — @HillaryClinton proposes revamping the Veterans Health Administration: http://militari.ly/1NHuReR



http://www.militarytimes.com/story/veterans/2015/11/10/clinton-veterans-military-platform/75505370/

Clinton unveils plan for veterans, military personnel
By Leo Shane III, Staff writer 11:03 a.m. EST November 10, 2015
Hillary Clinton releases veterans plan

(Photo: Jim Cole/AP)
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Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton on Tuesday unveiled what will be her priorities on veterans and military personnel issues if elected, focusing on reforms to existing programs rather than the extensive overhauls and eliminations favored by her Republican rivals.

The move comes just hours before Veterans Day and just weeks after Clinton took heavy criticism from Republican candidates who portrayed her as downplaying problems in the Veterans Affairs Department.

In her policy platform, Clinton laments the “systemic failures” within VA and said recent scandals in the department “represent government at its worst.”

But the former secretary of state’s plan refutes Republican proposals to outsource much of VA’s operations, labeling such a move as “privatization” of the department that could leave veterans “vulnerable to a health care market poorly suited to their needs.”

Instead, Clinton proposes revamping the Veterans Health Administration, offering better coordination with military health care, private physicians and other existing resources while still leaving VA in the lead role.

“VA must maintain the ultimate responsibility of coordinating and ensuring comprehensive and quality health care for every veteran and the specialized services that they deserve — critical functions that would disappear if the VA were privatized,” the plan states.................

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3. Details of Vet. overhaul from her Website

https://www.hillaryclinton.com/p/briefing/factsheets/2015/11/06/supporting-our-veterans-troops-and-their-families/

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2. All the wasted monies that the GOP misuse.

GOPers always claim that they care about the Veterans but talk is cheap. Reducing funding and spending less money will not help the dire need to the VA hospitals and facilities. There should never be a second thought about funding the VA and the needs of Veterans, never.

Recently took a family member to the VA Hospital in Long Beach, CA viva ambulance service to the ER. Was told it was a 10 hour wait whereas all the beds were in use and the facility was over worked. After 3 hours they finally had a bed for him but that was after moving some patients to other areas available and additional beds were brought in. They decided to keep him for overnight. He remained in ER for at least 24 hours before a room in the hospital was available (4 beds to a room). He told us that the hospital was so over crowed they were sending patients to West LA and to San Diego.

Come the fuck on.

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4. Times also has an article

http://time.com/4106208/hillary-clinton-va-overhaul/

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5. Good.. and there was General Jim Smith who just endorsed her.. thank you, riversedge!

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6. "This won’t be a photo op for me, this will be an every day mission."

Hillary has her work cut out for her when she sits in the Oval office.




Dan Merica ?@danmericaCNN 6h6 hours ago

Clip & save for if HRC becomes president & VA problems continue: "This won’t be a photo op for me, this will be an every day mission."