Salinas, CA Wounded & Disabled War Veterans Receiving Less Treatment Because Of Government Budget Cuts

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Many thought that the flurry of budget cuts we have seen thus far in our government are behind us but unfortunately that's not the case.  Locally, I have a friend at a non-profit who had to redo all of the numbers for a grant application because, once again, state funding has been cut.  On the federal level, it's hard to believe but even the wounded veterans who are returning from war aren't receiving the care that they need.  Some are having treatment delayed because of government furloughs, according to USA Today.  This is just unacceptable that this can happen in America.  A memo uncovered by USA Today from Rear Admiral Alton Stocks, the hospital commander at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, encouraged doctors to discharge patientss as soon as possible due to low staff because of the sequestrations.  It's very sad that wounded war veterans are being treated so poorly.

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