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Self Interest: VA Chief Trades Off Expansion

By VVAW

Max Cleland was supposed to be the Vietnam veterans friend. He was supposed to turn the VA around to serve the needs of veterans, especially Vietnam vets. But, let's look at the facts.

The Senate recently passed a $16.3 mil. Psychological Readjustment Act. It's ten years too late, but at least they did it. Normally a bill like this takes about 18 months to come into being. This one only took 6 months. You see, Max knows he's leaving with smiling Jimmy Carter when he goes. But, Max wants to run for Senator in Talmidge's place! He might not have an overcoat full of $100 dollar bills, but he sure is a political opportunist. He shoved through that Readjustment Act, so that it would look good when he ran for the Senate! What he hasn't told us is that, in order to get the bill through in record time, he gave away the VA facilities' building expansion fund (for making improvements) if it costs more than $200,000. Now, any improvements that we force the VA to make will have to also go though Congress! Thanks a bunch, Max! We know you had your own best interests in mind when you pulled this one!