Who Supports The Troops? Republicans Or Democrats?

Ken AshfordCongress, Democrats, Iraq, RepublicansLeave a Comment

The answer is Democrats.

The Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America — a non-partisan veterans’ group — took a look at 324 legislative votes in the last five years which affected American troops and veterans. Legislative proposals included veterans’ benefits, healthcare, and medical research dedicated towards injured soldiers. Based on these votes, IAVA calculated which senators and congressmen had a history of supporting the troops, and which didn’t, and graded them on a curve.

Here are the results:

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Yup, you’re reading that right.  All Senate Democrats ranked higher than every Senate Republican.  Via Bob Geiger.