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Dean: Bush Republicans Have Failed America's Veterans

October 30, 2007

Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean issued the following statement after President Bush announced his nomination of retired Lt. General James Peake to head the Department of Veterans Affairs.

If confirmed, Peake will take over a highly criticized Bush Veterans Affairs Department which has failed to provide promised services, properly care for our wounded veterans at medical centers like Walter Reed, and left the personal financial information of America's 26.5 million veterans vulnerable.

Democrats have kept their promise to make improving health care and benefits for veterans a top priority, passing the largest increase in veterans' health care funding in our nation's history.

"Lt. General Peake has a tremendous responsibility ahead of him if he's confirmed. The Bush Administration has failed America's veterans, asking them to risk their lives for a disastrous Iraq policy and then neglecting them after their brave service. This must change. Democrats will continue to stand up to President Bush, fighting to fully fund veterans' health care services and to fix the VA. Lt. General Peake must stand with America's veterans and military families, not the partisan politics of the Bush Administration. We owe our troops and veterans better."