I am pleased to join with North Texas' large military retiree community this morning. We have gathered to share an important message with our fellow North Texans - our military retirees have been treated unfairly, and it is time to keep America's promise of quality health care to them.
Military retirees face increasing difficulty in obtaining quality health care.
Military budget cuts and base closings have decreased the number of facilities where military retirees can go to receive health care. It is time that the GOP leadership allows Congress to act to keep our promise to military retirees. H.R. 3573 has over 300 co-sponsors from both parties, but time is running out in the 106th Congress. We need to address real inequities in the military health care system that hurt the people who have dedicated their careers to defending our country.