Senator accuses Bush of paying lip service to vets' needs

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Source: Associated Press

A Democratic senator on Saturday accused President Bush of "hollow talk" in support of U.S. troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, and said the Bush administration has not done nearly enough to provide veterans with the care they need.

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, said, "The president can call on Democrats to follow him in lockstep all he wants, but when it comes to caring for our veterans, we are not about to start taking advice from George Bush."

Bush scolded Democrats on Thursday for combining spending bills for defense and veterans programs with one for labor, health and education matters. Republicans consider the bill bloated.

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Murray, delivering the Democrats' weekly radio address, accused Bush of underfunding the Veterans Affairs Department and said thousands of troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are "stuck in a bureaucratic nightmare" and aren't getting the health care they need.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/03/dems.radio.ap/index.html?section=cnn_latest

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Murray, In Democratic Radio Address, Calls On President to Ensure Veterans Get the Care They Deserve
http://www.dnc.org/a/2007/11/murray_in_democ.php