But, we can do more. We should allow veterans to remain in their homes and in their communities as long as possible. We should have more home based care, more assisted living arrangements. Veterans should not be forced into nursing homes until absolutely necessary. I won't rest until we make improvements in our long term care policy.
Veterans deserve no less.
Listen to Smoky Parrish whose job it was to help measure radiation fallout during our military's nuclear bomb tests during the 50's in Nevada. Atomic veterans were sent to ground zero with little or no protection, little or no warning about the dangers of exposure to radiation. We can and should do much more for atomic veterans. My bill to make it easier for veterans exposed to radiation to get compensation recently passed the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee. The list of cancers should be longer.