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VA NEWS FLASH from Larry Scott at VA Watchdog dot Org -- 12-16-2005 #5

HOW MUCH MONEY IS THE VA SPENDING PER VETERAN IN YOUR CONGRESSIONAL

DISTRICT? -- IS YOUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE DOING A GOOD JOB TAKING CARE

OF VETERANS? -- REP. STEVE BUYER'S DISTRICT IS NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST!



I would like to thank Kenneth S. Colburn, Principal in Techpolitics.org for letting me know about his website.

Here's a brief explanation of what Techpolitics.org does: Techpolitics uses computer assisted research to disclose votes by Members of the House of Representatives that fail to align with the interests of large numbers of their constituents. Those constituencies often include minorities, less affluent persons, Social Security recipients, veterans, rural residents and students. Information on political contributions and other factors that may also influence House decisions are also presented.

This site contains a wealth of information. Link to home page here... http://www.techpolitics.org/

And, here are some statistics you'll want to take a look at. From Techpolitics.org: Veterans Administration figures for number of veterans and expenditures by congressional district for FY 2004 are compiled in a single interactive table. A figure is calculated for expenditures per veteran for each congressional district.

The full table is here... http://www.techpolitics.org/congress/veteransdata04.php?sort_field
=veteransdata04.totalexpend*1000/veteransdata04.totalpatients&sort_order=desc

The first thing I noticed when sorting was that of the 50 Districts where veterans received the most, 33 of 50 Representatives are Democrats.

Then, of the 50 Districts where veterans received the smallest amount, 41 of 50 Representatives are Republicans.

And, one of the Districts with the lowest amount of money being spent on veterans is Indiana's 4th District...Represented by Steve Buyer, Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

That speaks for itself.

Another interesting table is here... http://www.techpolitics.org/congress/1091vote224.php

Explanation from Techpolitics.org: The House on May 26, 2005 defeated 213-214 an amendment by Representative Charles Melancon (D-LA) to the military and veterans appropriations bill to provide a $53 million increase in veterans' services. Nineteen Republicans joined 193 Democrats in voting for the Melancon Amendment. However Republican Members representing 16 of the 18 districts with the highest number of veterans (excluding Texas, as explained below) voted against the Melancon amendment to increase funds for services for veterans.

Take a look and see how your representative voted.

Enjoy the info on Techpolitic.org.



Larry Scott