Congressman Roe Speaks to Veterans at Mountain Home
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Congressman Roe Comes Home to Mountain Home
Congressman Phil Roe came home to Mountain Home VA today; he spoke with veterans about the past six months he's spent in Washington.
Dana Wachter/11 Connects
Some veterans arrived over an hour early to see Congressman Roe at his town hall meeting at Mountain Home.
Johnson City, Tenn.—Congressman Phil Roe came home to Mountain Home VA today; he spoke with veterans about the past six months he’s spent in Washington. He spoke against President Obama’s new health care plan, and shared his beliefs on what needs to be done for health care.
Roe listened to veteran’s questions, about the cross-contamination issues at some VA hospitals (which the House had a hearing about a couple weeks ago), the backlog of benefits, and personal questions like wanting to collect combat related pay for serving less than twenty years.
Not everyone showed up to share concerns. Some Veterans, like Randy Kington, have had great experiences with VA hospital care.
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As a disabled veteran who lives in Bristol, VA 24202, I tried to make an appointment at the new VA Clinic on Lee Highway, a few miles from home. I was told that because I had been treated previously at Mountain Home… I would have to drive to Johnson City.
I hung up on government mules twice that day.
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