Aging vets’ costs concern Obama’s deficit co-chair (AP)
Last Updated on Wednesday, 1 September 2010 03:02 Written by Natural Health Team Wednesday, 1 September 2010 03:02
RALEIGH, N.C. – The Republican co-chairman of President Barack Obama’s deficit commission says he’s worried about the enormous costs of compensating Vietnam veterans for common ailments of age.
Former Wyoming Sen. Alan Simpson said Tuesday that automatically awarding benefits for diabetes and other maladies runs counter to the nation’s efforts to control government spending. His comments come a day after the Department of Veterans Affairs said it would add heart disease and two other conditions at a cost of up to $67 billion over the next 10 years.
Democratic Sen. Daniel Akaka (uh-KAH’-kuh) is chairman of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee. He said Tuesday that the committee will consider changes to the policy involving so-called presumptive conditions at a hearing in late September.
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Former Wyoming Sen. Alan Simpson said Tuesday that automatically awarding benefits for diabetes and other maladies runs counter to the nation’s efforts to control government spending. His comments come a day after the Department of Veterans Affairs said it would add heart disease and two other conditions at a cost of up to $67 billion over the next 10 years.
Democratic Sen. Daniel Akaka (uh-KAH’-kuh) is chairman of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee. He said Tuesday that the committee will consider changes to the policy involving so-called presumptive conditions at a hearing in late September.
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