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Discussion: H. J. Res. 10, Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States (3 comments ↓)
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- This bill, or a similar bill, was reintroduced in the current Congress as H. J. Res. 1, Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
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January 29, 2011, 11:53am (report abuse)And let's make sure Rep. Michele Bachmann's proposal to end double dipping by veterans is incorporated.
Make sure we start by
February 10, 2011, 1:21am (report abuse)reducing all veteran compensation payments by 25 percent. And then do away with ALL agent orange payments. This welfare program is out of control and should be ended immediately.
Ralph Kolb
April 18, 2011, 10:28am (report abuse)Anyone who is serious about balancing the budget must look at the Veterans Administration. This year the VA is paying out a huge amount of money to a small group of veterans. A large number of these payments are reaching and exceeding half a million ($500,000) dollars per person. All of this is the result of a bad decision made last year by Secretary Shinseki to include certain heart problems in the Agent Orange presumptive disease list.
It is important to remember that the people receiving these benefits are mostly male and in their 60's. Heart disease is rampant among this group in the general population, due mostly to lifestyle. And yet Shinseki decided they should be covered under the presumptives.
This kind of action by irresponsible politicians like Shinseki is causing the budget to grow out of control every day.
Congress should repeal the Agent Orange Act and stop throwing money down the drain for these kinds of things.
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