AFGE LAUNCHES FOLLOW UP
TO SUCCESSFUL VA FUNDING AD CAMPAIGN
Successful YouTube Endeavor Launches Union to Speak Out Against VA
Privatization
(WASHINGTON) – As part of the campaign to increase awareness about the
need for full VA funding, the American Federation of Government Employees
(AFGE) launched a follow up viral video featuring union veterans directly
addressing Senator McCain’s misguided proposal to voucher veterans’ health
care.
In February Senator McCain, the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed
Services Committee, announced his plan for veterans’ health care would be
to offer veterans vouchers to receive care at private for-profit health
care facilities – an action that would be paramount to dismantling the
current Veterans Health Administration.
“Senator McCain is one of the most prominent veterans in the country and
should understand the severity of acting against the stability and
well-being of his fellow veterans,” says AFGE President John Gage, “As
pointed out in the video, we respect his service we just hope that he can
respect the service of the 23 million other veterans living in the United
States.”
The video’s theme follows that of previous campaign viral videos launched
earlier in June. The union veterans appeal directly to Senator McCain, to
fully fund the VA and to consider the impact of the measures he has taken
against the VA and veterans’ health care – measures that include voting
against increased funding for veterans health care and promoting
privatization.
As the veterans in the video attest, “The VA is unique, veterans only, for
problems unique to veterans.” “As the nation’s most prominent veteran and
as ranking member of the Armed Services Committee, Senator McCain can not
be allowed act against his fellow veterans without fully understanding the
consequences,” says J. David Cox, AFGE National Secretary Treasurer who is
also a former VA nurse. “By crippling the system, Senator McCain is
jeopardizing the well being of those he claims to support.”
The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is the largest
federal employee union, representing 600,000 workers in the federal
government and the government of the District of Columbia.
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