Speaker Pelosi: Move Forward on Approp’s for Soldiers, Vets (Rep. John Carter)

Today I once again called on Speaker Pelosi to appoint conferees to the Military Construction & Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill after delaying for 130 days.  Our men and women in uniform are winning a war, and when they return home from Iraq, we’d better be ready to pay them what is due.

If Speaker Pelosi isn’t ready to appoint conferees to this critical bill after 130 days, I challenge her to share her reasons why.  I hope that what I have read about the Democrat leadership using this legislation as a vehicle to sneak massive spending bills past the President’s veto isn’t true.  I would trust that the needs and concerns of our veterans and military families would have more priority than a sneaky political scheme to increase government spending by billions.

Holding funds for our troops and veterans hostage for political gain is disrespectful to the men and women who have fought and are fighting to protect our country.  Speaker Pelosi has kept these funds from our soldiers long enough.  I am ready to work with Democrats to get our men and women in uniform the funds they need.  It is time for the Speaker to make a move.