- Pass the PACT Act, which represents the most significant expansion of benefits and services for veterans exposed to toxins, including veterans exposed to burn pits and certain veterans exposed to radiation and Agent Orange.
- For the second year in a row, we have permanently housed more than 40,000 veterans.
- Expanding lifesaving support for veterans at risk of suicide
- Provided veterans with a record number of health care appointments per year.
- The total fiscal year 2025 budget request includes $850 billion for the Department of Defense, an increase of 4.1 from 2023.
Biden's promise to authorize government funding for veterans services has not reduced support for defense funding. His respect for the courage displayed by all soldiers remains evident in his words and actions.
By contrast, Trump's politically motivated and unflattering cruelty toward war veterans has tarnished his presidency. Current and former military members must unite and vote against a man who complained of broken bones, dodged the draft five times, denigrated war hostages, and murdered soldiers.
- He was infamous for mocking Senator John McCain's service as a hostage during the Vietnam War and his time as a hostage, saying, “I prefer people who don't get captured.”
- He called dead soldiers “losers and idiots” for being murdered in a French cemetery.
- He broke with tradition and used the military, especially General Mark Milley, to march on Lavalette Square and support the use of tear gas on protesters who were peacefully participating in a demonstration in support of racial equality in law enforcement.
- In 2016, former CIA and NSA director Michael Hayden said members of the military would “refuse to act” on the reckless and illegal actions Trump promised to order the Italian military if he became president.
- “I know more than the generals,” he declared, “because they don’t win.”
The greatest act of patriotism is military service. All we can do to protect our democracy is to stay out of politics and break the tradition of campaigning against Donal.d erase. general and admiral I agree that Trump is unfit to be commander in chief. Most of these officers are Republicans.
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