Final signature count: 9,424

9,424 signatures toward our 20,000 goal

In an attempt to quell government spending, the Department of Defense is trying to raise health care coverage fees for military retirees. Though the urgency of the current economic climate requires cuts to spending, veterans’ healthcare isn’t wasteful and shouldn’t be up for debate.

Senator Patty Murray, Chairman of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, has denounced these fee increases, saying, “Affordable health care is an essential part of the promise we make to those who sign up to serve and one we have to keep in good times and in bad.”

And Senator Murray is right. It’s our obligation to care for those who have fought for our country. Veterans’ healthcare simply isn’t an area in which anyone can justify eliminating budget allocations.

Sign the petition to keep healthcare funding within the hands of those who need it — America’s veterans!