Veteran Report Card:Iraq And Afghanistan Veterans Of America
By Dylan on Oct 8, 2008 in US News | | |
Veteran Report Card:Iraq And Afghanistan Veterans Of America - Veteran report card is in and Obama got a B while McCain scored a D.Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America also known as (IAVA) released their report cards with the grades of the members of the 110th Congress.Veteran report card grading is based on legislation that affected veterans and their families.
McCain missed six of the nine votes, while Obama was absent only for four of the votes.McCain landed his D mostly because the report card scores are based on how often legislators voted in favor of pro-veteran positions. All of the bills were equally graded except the 21st Century GI Bill, which was doubled because it was vital. Obama co-sponsored the bill, but McCain, did not support the final version of the bill, and to make matters worst McCain went to a fundraising in California, and missed the vote.Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, received the highest rating, an ‘A+’.
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