Unreal. The five-time draft dodger who literally said that *avoiding STDs* was his “personal Vietnam” thinks that it’s not “serious” that U.S. troops might have suffered traumatic brain injuries when Iran responded to his #Soleimani strike. thedailybeast.com/draft-dodger-t… (1/5)
This man has no respect for the sacrifices our servicemembers make for our country—he simply has no sense of decency. (2/5)
From @TheBushCenter: #TBI “is an injury to the brain due to external forces which disrupt the brain’s functioning. The disruption may be temporary with full recovery, or there may be long-lasting, even permanent injury to brain tissue” bushcenter.org/publications/a… (3/5)
From @DeptofDefense: #TraumaticBrainInjury is a significant health issue which affects service members and veterans during times of both peace and war...The high rate of TBI and blast-related concussion events resulting from current combat operations directly impacts... (4/5)
...the health and safety of individual service members and subsequently the level of unit readiness and troop retention. The impacts of TBI are felt within each branch of the service and throughout both the [DoD] and the [VA] health care systems.” dvbic.dcoe.mil/tbi-military (5/5)
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Today is the 20th anniversary of my Alive Day, the day I almost died in a dusty field in Iraq after our Blackhawk was shot out of the sky—but didn’t.
I’m only alive today because my buddies—who thought I was dead—refused to leave my body behind.
On Veterans Day yesterday, I thought of their heroism that gave me the opportunity to not only live, but live a life so much fuller than I ever imagined.
While I really would have been perfectly content retiring as a helicopter pilot, I’m deeply proud to have been able to continue giving back to the country I love. But as threats against our rights and freedoms continue to escalate, my life’s work—my new mission—is far from done.
“There’s nobody more military than me” says a 68-year-old man who could’ve volunteered but never served a single day in uniform while his country fought two of its longest wars in history.
Wondering if you're eligible for the second half of the American Rescue Plan's expanded Child Tax Credit? Unsure what the expanded Child Tax Credit is?
Here’s a quick breakdown of what it is, how to see if you're eligible and everything you need to know ahead of Tax Day🧵
2/7: First, what is the expanded Child Tax Credit?
Thanks to the hard work of Democrats, the American Rescue Plan expanded the Child Tax Credit to provide eligible families up to $3,600 for kids up to age 5—and $3,000 for kids ages 6-17—to help support them through the pandemic.
3/7: In addition to the Child Tax Credit being expanded, the American Rescue Plan allowed more families to be eligible than ever before by ending the minimum income requirement—thanks to Democrats.
*30 million families* were eligible for this tax cut.
Today is my Alive Day, the 17th anniversary of the day I probably should’ve died in a dusty field in Iraq after our Blackhawk was shot out of the sky—but didn’t.
When that RPG tore through the cockpit of the helicopter I was co-piloting, it took my legs, partial use of my right arm and nearly my life. I wouldn’t have lasted the hour if it weren’t for my buddies who refused to leave me behind.
My buddies thought I was dead—I was quite literally in pieces.
They risked their own lives to bring my body back to my family.
From the moment I woke up in Walter Reed 11 days later, I vowed to find a way to repay them as well as all those who sacrifice so much for our nation.
Unreal. I can’t believe that the same brave servicemembers we’ve been asking to protect our Capitol and our Constitution these last two weeks would be unceremoniously ordered to vacate the building. I am demanding answers ASAP. They can use my office.
I meant ASAP when I said it. Just made a number of calls and have been informed Capitol Police have apologized to the Guardsmen and they will be allowed back into the complex tonight. I’ll keep checking to make sure they are.
Update: Just received text from Guard Commander: the last Guardsmen will clear the garage by 2330 tonight.
It has been painful—downright unbearable—to watch this president and his enablers try to systematically tear down our democracy with falsehoods and unfounded, illogical conspiracies.
Make no mistake—what Trump and his team are doing, all of the baseless attacks and conspiracy theories, will have long-lasting, tragic impacts on our country. They're sowing doubt in millions of Americans' minds that this wasn't a fair or secure election, when we know it was.
I'm urging—no, begging—my Republican colleagues to finally say "enough." Enough of this nonsense.
The margins in battleground states, including those run by Republicans, are larger than Trump’s own margins were in 2016—which he describes as a “landslide.”