Nancy Pelosi, I have taken the liberty of posting below some of your words shared today on, "The Hill" blog concerning your sentiments on Veterans and the debt we owe them. In light of those words, I would now CHALLENGE you to do the right thing for one of our veterans in the Congress. It is time for you to come forward PUBLICALLY, and support John Murtha's efforts to become the next Majority Leader. John Murtha is a true American hero who served his country, and he had the guts and integrity to publically speak up against George W. Bush's failed Stay The Course policy in Iraq when most everyone else was afraid to take a stand. He took the heat, and energized many of us in the Democratic Grassroots. It is because of him that grassrooters such as myself plugged in, got involved and won Congressional seats in Districts such as New York's 19th District where no one gave us a chance. You, and the Democratic Party owe us, and you owe John Murtha. You resolved one leadership problem, and the time has come to resolve another by standing behind John Murtha with every bit of clout and persuasion you can muster. To do anything else would see your words printed to day ringing hallow and untrue.
http://blog.thehill.com/
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi-from her comments in The Hill Blog
How we repay the service of our veterans speaks volumes about our national character. That is why Democrats will continue to work to honor our national promise to our veterans. We will work across parties to ensure the VA health care system receives the funding it needs and that veterans receive the benefits they have earned and deserve. Providing for our military veterans and their families is a continuing cost of war and should be a central component of our national defense policy.
In the 110th Congress, we will be proud to welcome five new Democratic Members of the House who were elected Tuesday and have served in our military and have chosen to continue their public service in Congress: retired Navy Vice Admiral Joe Sestak, Patrick Murphy, and Chris Carney, all of Pennsylvania; Tim Walz of Minnesota and Phil Hare of Illinois. We will look to them and many of their Democratic colleagues who are veterans for their advice and leadership on how we can best support those who wear, and those who have worn, our country’s uniform.
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