Gulf War Veterans 90-91 Forgotten/Lost?

Gulf War Veterans Forgotten in the US House of Representatives and US Senate?

Gulf War Veterans have been asking for Senate VA Committee Hearings or Joint House and Senate VA Committee Hearing in regards to the loss of a 75 million dollar research effort at Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas led by DR Haley.  Its supporters Ross Perot and Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson have been strangely quiet.  The major media has also chosen not to investigate and report this story.

Now after having the House VA Committee- Subcommittee scheduled for a third hearing on Gulf War Illness and Research on November 4, 2009.  The announcement on the House VA subcommittee site on the internet that had been posted with no information on who was testifying is mysteriously removed from the website on Thursday. 

WE have confirmed it was canceled.  Some comment of possible reschedule.  Despite calls to the subcommittee and emails over the last several weeks, not one of the staffers reply to emails or phone calls seeking further information. 

When Chairman of the subcommittee, Representative Mitchell (D-5th district) AZ DC office was contacted no staffer has returned the call  when we asked for further information on the hearing, witnesses, or reason for cancellation.  WE either have a swine flu outbreak on the hill in DC or the only issue in town on the Hill is Health Care Reform.  Gulf War Veterans 90-91 are being left out in the cold with no answers!  Our answer is no to national health care and raise the question if the government can not answer and help the illl Gulf War Veterans how can they take care of legal immigrants or those civilians without insurance? 

How can the government ignore Veterans that have been ill for 19 years?  Is the national health care bill the way?  WE also notice that Defense Appropriations bill has yet to come out of conference for final approval and to be sent to President for signature into Law!  A number of appropriations bills  are still awaiting action at the end of October when they should already be passed and signed.  Are they holding the government as a hostage or what?

When the CFIDS Civilians have a Hard hitting Breaking Research Finding of a new Retrovirus that has the CDC, HHS, and Blood Safety Department in the RED HOT Spotlight and a landmark meeting the last two days re HHS CFIDS Advisory Committee, we wonder and reflect on their history over the last 20-30 years of denial.  There are indeed similarities…we gulf war veterans were also told it was all in our heads, psychological, PTSD, psychosomatic, somatiform illness and regular doctors had no help or answers for us. 

Well at least we have the VA Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Illness meeting in DC November 2-3.  Maybe we will have company for that hearing from the politicians and staffers on the Hill.  Where is the Change we thought President Obama would bring?  Where is the transparency of the Democratic Party?  Answers are needed urgently NOW!