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Politics : WHO IS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT IN 2004 -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Mephisto who wrote (6414)	11/11/2003 5:41:47 PM
From: Mephisto	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 10965

Howard Dean also released the following statement today commemorating America's veterans and outlining his policies. Page 2 "As President, I will ensure that veterans receive the respect and recognition they so greatly deserve for the sacrifices that they have made serving our nation. This is fundamental to the ideal of the American Community, which my campaign seeks to restore,"Governor Dean said. "Those who have sacrificed for our nation deserve not only our admiration, compassion, and respect, they deserve health care and other tangible benefits that ensure that they can live their lives with respect and dignity." As Governor, Dean took numerous steps to recognize and support the 40,000 veterans living in Vermont. He enacted legislation to protect state-employed veterans‚ retirement benefits and to exempt disabled veterans from property taxes. Dean revived the Governor's Advisory Council on Veterans Affairs, and dedicated Vermont‚s first veterans' cemetery. As President, Dean said he will not turn his back on veterans. Dean will: · support and sign legislation that fully funds the VA health care system, to ensure a level of funding that provides every veteran with quality, timely health care. · Put an end to the Disabled Veterans Tax by supporting and signing legislation authorizing concurrent receipt. · return the Department of Veterans Affairs to its mission of serving veterans, and educating them about their rights to quality health care rather than hiding their rights from them. · push for full funding of Veterans Affairs programs that treat mental illness, particularly relating to the lingering stresses of battle. · provide homeless veterans with the resources and support that they need to regain stability, dignity, and control of their lives. · support and sign legislation that ensures veterans sufficient G.I. Bill funding to send them not just to, but through, college or vocational school. · enforce veterans' preference statutes applicable to all executive branch agencies. Governor Dean dedicated Vermont's first veterans' cemetery in 1993 and revived the Governor's Advisory Council on Veterans Affairs. It was comprised of seven member organizations, representing tens of thousands of American veterans. The members of this organization were the Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, Vietnam Veterans of America, Military Benefits Association, Persian Gulf Veterans, and Waves National. More information on the governor's veterans policy and his record is available at deanforamerica.com.