Dear Senator Feinstein/Senator Boxer/Rep. Jane Harmon,
I am writing you today regarding President Obama’s recent proposal to charge U.S. combat veterans (through their insurance carriers) for treatment received as a result of injuries suffered on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan.
I have been a close observer of the political scene for some years now and I have never heard a more outrageous, indefensible and utterly un-American idea as this one– and I’m not even a veteran. The fact that President Obama would seriously consider such a notion speaks volumes about his stunning lack of understanding of, and respect for, America’s deepest-held military traditions. The fact that such a heinous proposal would even see the light of day is a chilling indictment of the entire Obama administration and its agenda for this nation.
I know you to be a decent person so I take it you are as opposed to this obscenity as passionately as I am. But in this instance mere disagreement with the President is not enough. I respectfully ask, in the strongest possible language, that you take a very public, very vocal stand against this abomination at your earliest opportunity. If you choose not to do so I will have no choice but to speak out, volunteer, canvas, donate, and phone bank on behalf of your opponent in the next election, as well as use any influence I have as a member of the print and broadcast media towards their electoral victory. I mean that not as a threat but as a measure of how very strongly I feel about this vital issue. I have been to Walter Reed Hospital and met the brave men and women whose maimed bodies bear living witness to their courage and love of country. I hope you agree that, regardless of current budgetary or economic considerations, the very idea of presenting these real-life American heroes with a bill for their combat-related medical care is simply unthinkable.
Thank you for your time. I know you will do the right thing concerning this issue.
Regards,
Edward G. Rice
Marina del Rey, CA
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