Thread by @HillaryMueri

Just a little primer on how @RepDaveJoyce “supports the troops” when he thinks no one is watching.

TL:DR: he doesn’t.

🛑 Joyce voted NO to $3 billion in funding for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to prevent and treat substance abuse & to provide resources to support individuals who experience negative mental health impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic.

🛑Joyce voted NO to expanding healthcare to all veterans who lost coverage due to COVID.

🛑Joyce voted NO to Increasing aid for disabled veterans during the COVID crisis.

🛑Joyce voted NO to allowing the VA to provide transportation, purchase food, shelter, telecommunication equipment, clothing, blankets, and toiletry items for homeless veterans.

🛑Joyce voted NO to streamlining rental assistance vouchers in order to rapidly house veterans during the COVID-19 public health emergency.

🛑Joyce voted NO to suspending VA debt collection activities during the COVID crisis.

🛑Joyce voted NO to opening up Vet Center mental health care and services for National Guard & Reserve members who deployed in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency.

🛑Joyce voted NO to $323M for DoD Sexual Assault Prevention and Response programs.

🛑Joyce voted NO to prohibiting Defense funds from being diverted away from the military and to the border wall.

🛑Joyce voted NO to $1.4B in COVID response funds for the military.

🛑Joyce voted NO on HJRes 76, making it harder for vets who were defrauded by for-profit higher education institutions to access federal student loan forgiveness.

🛑Joyce voted for allowing vets deemed mentally incompetent to purchase firearms & ammo—despite 4200 veteran deaths via self-inflicted gunshot annually (suicides are 20% more likely to be caused by self-inflicted firearm injury for vets than non-vets)

🛑Joyce voted NO to a $15/hour minimum wage which would have given 2 MILLION Veterans a raise.

🛑Joyce has remained silent on the President’s failure to protect deployed troops. #Bountygate

Shall I go on, @RepDaveJoyce?

Vets aren’t political props, sir.

I’m committed to ensuring that America’s promise to our military servicemembers is a priority ALL the time. Not just when it’s convenient.

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