House lawmakers say the Veterans Affairs Department’s $2.6 billion budget shortfall for this fiscal year is further proof of administrators’ incompetence and poor planning.
VA officials have a slightly different take, saying the shortfall is a sign of their extraordinary efforts to get veterans the medical care they need, regardless of the cost.
Either way, the department has a gigantic deficit to fill in the next three months. A bigger difficulty on the next page: [nextpagelink][/nextpagelink]
I still think Obama is funding his own private Army
what are you talking about he spent 20 trillion? wake up and smell the coffee . most of that debt was incurred before Obama was elected. or did you already forget about the 11 trillion Bush ran up fleecing the country?
Obama Administration is Enemy # !
Ridiculous.
The specific statement in question was “VA gets Shorted $2.6 Billion while Obama Admin Budgets $4.5 Billion on Syrians Migrants” which was totally false.
the $4.5 billion figure for humanitarian aid to refugees is a total for fiscal years 2012 through 2015.
And all the fine folks commenting underneath, took it as truth without bothering to double check the “story” based on their related comments. They have their own agenda, so let’s not let those pesky ol’ facts get in the way. That’s not common sense.
While the elite Obama collects a $450,000 tax free, paycheck for life and wants an 18% pay raise, he does this PLUS oversees a pay raise for those on Social Security of 0.00. Just another example of the elite pissing on us peons!
What a disgrace.
Betsy Guehl Betsy, I am not a Republican. Go see the documentary Hillary’s America. Go see it objectively and then comment.
Civil War will happen as Trump can do absolutely nothing to assuage the built up anger, hatred and I content of the masses!!!!!!
Cyn Whatzername While we ARE definitely under-funding our veterans programs, with the budget determined by the president and congress, that was NOT the statement made in the article.
The specific statement in question was “VA gets Shorted $2.6 Billion while Obama Admin Budgets $4.5 Billion on Syrians Migrants” which was totally false.
From factcheck.org:
“The VA experienced a gap of $2.6 billion in 2015 for one program, this shortfall was covered with money from another VA fund. President Obama didn’t “cut” veterans funding, as the headline claimed, and the temporary shortfall did not have to do with the administration’s decision to increase aid for refugees. Also, the $4.5 billion figure for humanitarian aid to refugees is a total for fiscal years 2012 through 2015.”
Maybe the other VA fund was employee cuts and wages. I don’t have time to check right now.
But all the fine folk commenting underneath, took it at face value without bothering to double check the “story” as you can tell by their related comments. They all have their own agenda, so let’s not let those pesky ol’ facts get in the way. That’s not common sense, that’s just blind mob mentality, or as I like to call it; stupidity.
So, how’s that for reasoning and thinking for myself? Unlike the people gnashing their teeth and getting all worked up about misrepresented “facts”.
Finally, didn’t you notice the “-Jerry” at the bottom? This is her husband commenting and not Ms Sharp. She’s smart, she stays out of political discussions. Every so often, while lurking on her account, I have to put my two cents worth in. So I sign my comments.
-Jerry