I have advocated for improvements to veteran healthcare in the past decade. U.S. Sen. Toomey’s office was abysmal, but Sen. Casey’s office was fantastic. Casey’s office was always supportive and proactive on the issue, trying to work across the aisle to address the invisible wounds of toxic exposures. With his support and leadership, we finally passed the largest veterans healthcare bill in decades, the PACT Act.
I appeared in one of Casey’s TV ads earlier this year, and I wanted to convey the criticality of electing a senator who cares for the well-being of ordinary Pennsylvanians. When the PACT Act was briefly defeated, Republican senators were filmed fist-bumping each other on the Senate floor. Sick and dying veterans were pleading for help outside the building, and those senators were celebrating.
Caring for the war wounded is a sacred responsibility; what about when Social Security or Medicare are up on the chopping block? Will they be fist-bumping?
Bob Casey is a real Pennsylvanian who fights for real Pennsylvanians; I know, I have lived it.
Chad Baer
East Marlborough Township
(3 votes, average: 3.67 out of 5)
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