republicans claim love military veterans decisions contradict claim kill men women send fight iraq afghanistan.veteran suicide rise gop lawmakers sit hand make sure nothing do it.in 2012 veteran suicides actually exceed number troop kill combat accord guardian 349 service members take live 2012 less number 295 die combat yet republicans focus make sure president obama could sign bill could accomplish something remain way even president obama enter final year office veterans still commit suicide horrify rate.the national veterans foundation report 22 veterans take live every day 22 many.but republican lawmakers make things bad veterans years create sense hopelessness make likely veteran suicides continue even republicans use veterans political tool.while republicans take stage blabber much love military much care men women return home combat action congress tell completely different story.just past october senate republicans pass military construction veterans affairs appropriations bill cut 857 million program benefit veterans problem increase fund missile programsin april 2015 president obama actually threaten gop veto house republicans attempt cut benefit 70,000 veterans include money education prosthetic research veteran cemeteries overall cut amount 1.4 billion veteran affairs fund bill 2015 really call screw veterans bill 2015. piece legislation offer democrats would provide much need aid veterans across country kill republicans years include women veterans families health service act would help veterans spouses seek counsel fertility treatments.another veterans bill kill republicans offer senator bernie sanders 2014 would expand healthcare education fund veterans gop block bill attach sanction iran perhaps egregious block veterans bill since reuters report time would create 27 new veterans hospitals deal increase load wound veterans come back war hospitals could help prevent suicides would cut wait time veterans deal give hope congress actually care them.remember veterans job corps act 2012 republicans t. block bill never give second think even though would provide job 20,000 veterans help improve communities.republicans also kill bill way back 2010 would help homeless veterans include children.and amazingly republicans do make live veterans families live hell.for years republicans viciously attack snap program provide food aid millions americans republicans would believe food stamp recipients freeloaders want work hardly case food stamp recipients job albeit low pay job 1.7 million veterans families rely program republicans refuse help veterans slash program veterans rely republicans refuse help them.and republicans even slash mental health fund cut grant help state keep mental health program place suicidal veterans need strong mental health system yet gop severely weaken system years.with treatment like government wonder veterans commit suicide support congress little support system ruthlessly chip away republicans gleefully use veterans pawn improve political image stab back use them.imagine actually pass bill help veterans instead pass fund war good education opportunities much need mental physical healthcare job veterans would feel care would care make feel like burden could reduce number veteran suicides country.it epidemic must bring end start fire lawmakers pretend love veterans veterans fight us time us fight them.featured image via flickr gop cut fund veterans mental health veteran suicide epidemic