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"Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, on
why she endorses Bernie Sanders"
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0:60 ad run in AZ and other states from March 18, 2016.
Radio |
Tulsi Gabbard:
Aloha. I'm Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard from Hawaii and I'd like
to tell you why I'm endorsing Bernie Sanders for president and
commander in chief.
As a soldier and
war veteran, I know the true cost of wars, the lifes and sacrifices of
the brave troops who fight for us.
Bernie Sanders has
worked hard to bring our veterans the care and benefits that they've
earned.
He led the
bipartisan effort to guarantee our veterans access to health care
wherever they are in America.
Bernie Sanders will
make sure that we meet the health needs of every veteran, including
dental care and mental health services, and he will fully restore the
cuts made to military pensions.
The choice is
clear. We can vote for candidates who will engage in more
unnecessary wars of regime change or we can vote for Bernie Sanders,
who will use our precious resources to nation-build here at home while
protecting and expanding our veterans benefits.
Please join me in
voting Bernie Sanders for President.
Female Announcer:
Paid for by National Nurses United for Patient Protection.
Notes: National
Nurses United for Patient Protection is a super PAC affiliated with NNU.
The March
18,
2016 press release...
In
New NNU Ad for Sanders:
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard On Veterans Health and War: ‘The Choice is Clear’
National Nurses United today unveiled a new
radio ad for upcoming primary and caucus states featuring
Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, a decorated service veteran on why “the
choice is clear” with Sen. Bernie Sanders, especially for veterans.
The ad with Gabbard, who served two tours of duty
in the
Middle East and a former vice chair of the
DemocraticNational Committee, is running in several upcoming
states where caucuses and primaries have yet to be held.
It may be heard at this link: https://soundcloud.com/
NNU the nation’s largest organization
of nurses represents
thousands of nurses in 23 VA facilities from coast to coast
among its 185,000 members.
“We are honored to be working with Rep. Gabbard who has
repeatedly demonstrated her courage in service to her nation in war and
peace, and as an advocate for veterans, as well as all Americans, at
home,” said NNU co-president Jean Ross, RN.
In the ad, Gabbard, who stepped down from public office
to
serve
two tours in the Middle East ultimately being awarded the Meritorious
Service Medal, notes that “as a soldier and war veteran, I know the
true cost of war is the lives and sacrifices of the brave troops who
fight for us.”
Sanders, a former chair of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Committee,
“has
worked hard to bring our veterans the care and benefits they’ve earned”
as evidenced in his successful “bipartisan effort to guarantee our
veterans access to healthcare wherever they are in America,” says
Gabbard.
Going forward, Sanders, Gabbard says, “will make sure that we
meet
the
health needs of every veteran, including dental care and mental health
services. And he will fully restore the cuts made to military pensions.”
“The choice is clear: We can vote for candidates who will
engage in
more unnecessary wars of regime change. Or we can vote for Bernie
Sanders, who will use our precious resources to nation-build here at
home, while protecting and expanding our veterans’ benefits.”
NNU has repeatedly praised Sanders’ record and advocacy for
veterans
care, including standing up for the rights of VA nurses.
In addition to leading a bipartisan effort to pass the
Veterans’
Access, Choice and Accountability Act to improve care and increase
accountability at VA facilities, still the most expansive reform to
address veterans care, Sanders also co-sponsored a post September
11 GI bill to allow a new generation of veterans, service members
and dependents to earn a college degree, and co-sponsored legislation
to ensure VA facilities meet the needs of women veterans.
In his platform, Sanders also calls for full funding and
expansion
of
the critical VA program “so that every veteran gets the care he or she
has earned and deserved,” improve processing of veterans compensation
claims, expanding veterans mental health services, and making dental
care available to all veterans through the VA.
NNU, the nation’s largest nurses organization, was
the
first national organization to endorse Sanders,
andnurses have campaigned for Sanders across the U.S.