Trump promised to work for vets, but they could lose big under House health care bill
BY VERA BERGENGRUEN
WASHINGTON
The health care bill that Republicans in the House of Representatives passed this week could strip 7 million veterans of tax credits and place many of them in high-risk pools by classifying post-traumatic stress disorder as a pre-existing condition.
Democrats seized on those possible effects to slam Republicans, saying they had voted for a bill that would, if it became law, end up punishing millions of veterans, a group that President Donald Trump fervently vowed to support during his campaign.
This is not fear mongering, This is not hyperbole, said Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif., who is a member of the House Veterans Affairs Committee. This bill jeopardizes health care for up to 7 million veterans, and everyone should oppose it.
Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., a veteran who lost both of her legs in the Iraq War, called it stunning that Republicans would make it harder for veterans to afford health care.
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