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Ian David

(69,059 posts)
Thu Apr 26, 2012, 08:18 PM Apr 2012

Veteran Suffers Humiliation At VA Hospital: Congressman Steve Womack (R) Shows Little Concern

US Navy Veteran Suffers Humiliation At VA Hospital: His Representative, Congressman Steve Womack (R) Shows Little Concern

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After all of this the Carters did not know who to turn to. They knew they had been done wrong but didn’t know how to remedy the problem so they began to write to various members of congress for assistance and specifically their own US Representative, Steve Womack. After all isn’t the job of our representatives in Washington DC to “represent” our interests as it pertains to US Government?

Recently I posted on www.theprogressivecop.com a page long response from Representative Womack in response to The Progressive Cop contributing writer Innocence Jaded’s request that Womack denounce Rush Limbaugh over the Sandra Fluke comments. In sharp contrast to that response about an issue that affects Womack’s constituents indirectly at best, the Carters received a simple six line response in which Womack politely tells them he can’t do anything for them.

After receiving no help from Congressman Womack, Lynn began trying to call the offices of both Representative Womack and Senator Mark Pryor but was unable to speak with either of them. He eventually wrote a very blunt letter to both of them asking why they refused to answer his phone calls. Lynn had some very simple requests, among them was to know why his complaint was not further investigated.

Lynn goes on in his fiery letter to the Congressmen, to say that his grandson could have gotten better results. Reflecting on the letter to Congressman Womack seeking condemnation of Rush Limbaugh and the prompt and lengthy response we received compared to the response given Lynn’s complaint, I would agree that Mr. Carter’s grandson could have gotten better results from Mr. Womack.

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http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/04/26/us-navy-veteran-suffers-humiliation-at-va-hospital/

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Veteran Suffers Humiliation At VA Hospital: Congressman Steve Womack (R) Shows Little Concern (Original Post) Ian David Apr 2012 OP
Outrageous! Clearly the VA needs help, they were wonderful when my dad (wwii, korea, vietnam) needed peacebird Apr 2012 #1
Why would Womack show concern? Scuba Apr 2012 #2
Womack has got his, to hell with the rest of you Angry Dragon Apr 2012 #3

peacebird

(14,195 posts)
1. Outrageous! Clearly the VA needs help, they were wonderful when my dad (wwii, korea, vietnam) needed
Thu Apr 26, 2012, 08:27 PM
Apr 2012

Their care... But obviously we have not increased the budget of the VA enough to deal with bushcos fiascos....

Our vets deserve far better

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