Rep. Charles Boustany: Will Congress continue making empty promises to nation’s veterans?

By Rep Charles Boustany

Published August 17, 2013 4:00am ET

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Rep. Charles Boustany: Will Congress continue making empty promises to nation’s veterans? — As his sister and advocate Susan Simmons, right, holds his prepared statement for him, Mike Simmons, left, a military veteran, tells an Oklahoma House interim study committee in October 2012 that he was physically abused at Oklahomaâs Norman Veterans Center and staff members tried to intimidate him. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) | Sue Ogrocki

A recent CBS Evening News story focused on the hardships military veterans face when they must travel up to three hours to receive treatment for combat-related conditions.

House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid have exacerbated this problem by refusing since 2011 to authorize any new community-based outpatient clinics for veterans, placing more than 38 VA leases for major medical facilities in permanent limbo.

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