"Vet"-ting Obama`s Record

250 million for the administration of the VA health care system $32.5 million for medical and prosthetic research $83.2 million for general operating expenses $326 million in construction funding for VA-identified needs (H.R. 2206, CQ Vote #181: Passed 80-14: R 42-3; D 37-10; I 1-1, 5/24/07, Obama Voted Nay; House And Senate Committees On Appropriations, "Summary Of The Fiscal 2007 Supplemental Funding Legislation," Press Release, 5/24/07) OBAMA'S EXAGGERATIONS ON HIS VETERANS RECORD In A Campaign Ad, Obama Claimed To Have "Extended Health Care For Wounded Troops": Obama: "That's why I ... extended health care for wounded troops who had been neglected." (Obama For America Website, www.barackobama.com, Accessed 6/19/08) But Non-Partisan Fact Check Groups And Media Outlets Said That Obama Overstated His Role In Extending Health... [read full story]