To: The United States Senate
Remove Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) from Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Senator Burr has abused his Senate committee assignment, as well as Senate standards of judgment and decorum, to take a politically motivated, cheap and cowardly shot at dedicated, hardworking Veteran Service Organizations over the Memorial Day weekend.
Why is this important?
During my life, I have had many friends and family members who served in our military from Vietnam onward. None of these people deserve the disrespect that Senator Burr has shown them.
His interest in the VSO's efforts to improve veterans' access to timely medical care seems to be limited to counting on them as allies to embarrass the administration by removing the VA Secretary.
His concern certainly didn't extend to voting for increased funding to provide for an influx of 1.5 million wounded from Iraq and Afghanistan.
His interest in the VSO's efforts to improve veterans' access to timely medical care seems to be limited to counting on them as allies to embarrass the administration by removing the VA Secretary.
His concern certainly didn't extend to voting for increased funding to provide for an influx of 1.5 million wounded from Iraq and Afghanistan.