Veterans

The brave men and women who serve our nation in the military deserve our gratitude and respect. They also deserve to have the promises made by the federal government be kept. We need to provide the best medical care, rehabilitation techniques and facilities for those veterans returning home with disabilities and wounds from service.

With the extreme stress of combat many of the wounds our soldiers return with can’t always be seen on the outside.  Our veterans affairs services need to aggressively help those with PTSD or other psychological ailments.

The IED’s and roadside bombs of our current wars are injuring thousands of soldiers.  Modern technology and medical techniques keep many of those wounds from being fatal, but an increasing number of soldiers require prosthetics or assistance to better function upon their return.  I support increased research funding to continue to develop even more functional prosthetics for our wounded soldiers so they can live their civilian lives with as little disruption as possible.

We have all heard it said, “war is hell” and for the vast majority of us it’s only something that we will read about or see on the news, but for the hundreds of thousands who have bravely volunteered and served our country in combat we owe a debt of gratitude and that starts with enhancing the benefits our veterans receive.

In Congress I will always stand with our veterans and their families…they stood up and fought for you and I… and in Congress I will stand up and fight for them.