1.0 link 176006 <![CDATA[Dems Fuming Over White House Plan To Make Vets Pay For Service Injuries]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/17/dems-fuming-over-white-ho_n_176006.html Democrats in Congress are organizing to squash a White House proposal that would require veterans to use private insurance to pay for treatment of their combat and service-related injuries.

In a letter being sent to the White House, a group of House Democrats, led by Rep. Glenn Nye (D-VA), warned that such a proposal "could harm our veterans and their families in unintended, yet very serious ways, jeopardizing their families' health care and even negatively affecting veterans' employment opportunities."

"While we strongly...

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