{"id":111555,"date":"2021-03-20T07:00:51","date_gmt":"2021-03-20T11:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=111555"},"modified":"2021-03-19T22:09:54","modified_gmt":"2021-03-20T02:09:54","slug":"lawmaker-wants-to-strip-benefits-from-veterans-involved-in-januarys-attack-on-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=111555","title":{"rendered":"Lawmaker wants to strip benefits from veterans involved in January\u2019s attack on Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jeff LPH 3 sends in this tidbit of vindictiveness. Military Times reports<\/a>;<\/p>\n

A Marine-turned-congressman wants federal officials to deny veterans benefits to any current or former military members involved with the attack on the U.S. Capitol building earlier this year, saying they \u201cno longer deserve\u201d the payouts.<\/p>\n

In letters to the Veterans Affairs secretary and attorney general made public Friday, Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., said eligibility for education and vocational training should be stripped from those individuals, as well as disability compensation and VA health care access.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe behavior of these individuals tarnishes the image of American veterans and service members who have given so much to this country,\u201d he wrote. \u201cYet, many of the veterans and service members who attacked their own government actively and enthusiastically enjoy benefits not available to their fellow citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis situation is unjust. Any retiree or servicemember who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 forfeited their moral entitlement to the support of the people of the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gallego did not specify whether veterans should be charged or convicted of a crime to lose their benefits. In the letter, he encourages officials to \u201cuse your discretion\u201d to make that decision.<\/p>\n

Whether such punishment is possible is unclear. Gallego asked both agencies to review rules regarding VA officials\u2019 ability to revoked benefits, and whether such a move can occur under administrative action or would require congressional intervention.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Somehow I doubt he’ll be supportive of stripping government benefits from anyone supporting leftist anti-government leanings. I’d wager that there’s a lot more government beneficiaries in any of your fiery but mostly peaceful riots last year than there were at the Capitol in January.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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