Republican Senator Kills Veteran Suicide Prevention Bill That Passed House Unanimously
Click here for reuse options!Coburn’s main beef with the bill was that it was redundant, and wouldn’t be offset by any cuts in spending. That may be true, but it also conveniently overlooks the fact that military suicide continues to be a huge problem. In 2012, the VA estimated that 22 veterans take their lives every day. And as the recent scandal over waiting times at veterans’ hospitals revealed, the agency has done a terrible job caring for soldiers seeking mental health treatment (and any other kind of medical treatment, for that matter).
There are signs that the military’s suicide epidemic might even be getting worse, as more soldiers return home from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Department of Defense’s quarterly suicide report, released last week, found that there were 70 suicides 1among service members in the second quarter of 2014. That puts the total number of military suicides at 144 for the first six months of this year, and means were well on our way to outpacing last year’s totals.
Notably Coburn, a doctor-turned-politician supports the Iraq War, which has cost $2 trillion to date. As Wonkette points out, the $22 million price tag for the suicide prevention bill is equal to the cost of about 210 minutes of fighting the Iraq war at its height.
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Suzanne McFly December 20th, 2014 at 10:42
So this self-righteous SOB supports the creation of an unfounded and non-funded war, but he won’t give support for the veterans who fought in this stupid “war” when they come back effed up due to the fact they were put in a damn warzone?!?!?!?!?!? Hell is too nice for this sack of crap to live in. His constituents better realize what type of criminal they put in office and start working to fix their huge screw up.
Tim Coolio December 20th, 2014 at 10:16
Another neocon that wraps himself in the flag and keeps telling us most veterans support him!
Tim Coolio December 20th, 2014 at 11:16
Another neocon that wraps himself in the flag and keeps telling us most veterans support him!
William December 20th, 2014 at 10:43
Just sayin’
fahvel December 20th, 2014 at 12:23
make a good reality show for television.
William December 20th, 2014 at 12:33
Maybe we should call A&E and make the suggestion.
crc3 December 20th, 2014 at 23:51
But…but…they would be smashed! Ohhhh… myyyy..
William December 20th, 2014 at 11:43
Just sayin’
fahvel December 20th, 2014 at 13:23
make a good reality show for television.
William December 20th, 2014 at 13:33
Maybe we should call A&E and make the suggestion.
crc3 December 21st, 2014 at 00:51
But…but…they would be smashed! Ohhhh… myyyy..
William December 20th, 2014 at 10:49
“Coburn’s main beef with the bill was that it was redundant, and wouldn’t be offset by any cuts in spending”….
BUT…
We live in a country where you can actually deduct your gambling losses’
God bless ‘Murica.
http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc419.html
William December 20th, 2014 at 11:49
“Coburn’s main beef with the bill was that it was redundant, and wouldn’t be offset by any cuts in spending”….
BUT…
We live in a country where you can actually deduct your gambling losses’
God bless ‘Murica.
http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc419.html
fahvel December 20th, 2014 at 12:22
life vs the $ – no argument, the $$ will win every time. The emerging american soul, based solely on how much a thing costs or is worth is the rule that will topple the global economy in less time than many believe.
fahvel December 20th, 2014 at 13:22
life vs the $ – no argument, the $$ will win every time. The emerging american soul, based solely on how much a thing costs or is worth is the rule that will topple the global economy in less time than many believe.
Bunya December 20th, 2014 at 15:18
These are the same guys who “support our troop” when they’re fighting in their unnecessary wars for profit. But once those troops come home, battered and broken, they become nothing but leaches sucking off the government teat.
If one were to ask me, I’d say it “costs too much money” to keep mental defectives like Tom Coburn in congress.
Bunya December 20th, 2014 at 16:18
These are the same guys who “support our troop” when they’re fighting in their unnecessary wars for profit. But once those troops come home, battered and broken, they become nothing but leaches sucking off the government teat.
If one were to ask me, I’d say it “costs too much money” to keep mental defectives like Tom Coburn in congress.
Stephen C December 20th, 2014 at 15:30
The use of quotation marks is in error since it does not quote anyone. How long did it take to win WWII? Both parties are pansies when it come to winning.
Stephen C December 20th, 2014 at 16:30
The use of quotation marks is in error since it does not quote anyone. How long did it take to win WWII? Both parties are pansies when it come to winning.