Obama to Soldiers: Pay Up
Threatens to veto bill unless it hikes health care fees for service members
Washington Free Beacon
The Obama administration on Friday threatened to veto a defense appropriations bill in part because it does not include higher health care fees for members of the military.
“The Administration is disappointed that the Congress did not incorporate the requested TRICARE fee initiatives into either the appropriation or authorization legislation,” the White House wrote in an official policy statement expressing opposition to the bill, which the House approved in May.
President Obama’s most recent budget proposal includes billions of dollars in higher fees for members of TRICARE, the military health care system, and is part of the administration’s plan to cut nearly $500 billion from the Pentagon’s budget.
Some fear the administration’s proposal is an effort to increase enrollment in the state-run insurance exchanges mandated under the president’s controversial health care law.
The administration urged the House to “reconsider” to fee increase, arguing they are “essential for DOD to successfully address rising personnel costs.”
Wild Thing’s comment.…………
Scum Obama does not deserve secret service protection. Why should he ??!! He has not honored his oath when he was sworn in, he hates our Constitution, our country, it’s people, our military and our Veterans.
November cannot come soon enough.
One way for the DOD to save money is to quit hauling his wife’s butt all over creation.
I assume that left completely to his own wishes, obama would be making soldiers pay for their own beans, bullets and bandages.
Bob, I love it, yesss good idea.
Tom, I agree, good one, I think that is what he would love to do.