Mr. President, our veterans are suffering. Sir, we need leadership from our Commander in Chief. The Administration's silence in recent weeks has many Veterans wondering if you care about them. We must restore their trust. Congress is deadlocked, and that's Congress' fault. Please use your authority as Commander in Chief to:
ORDER the Secretaries of VA, DoD and HHS to submit a plan within 10 days to clear the backlog within 90 days using any and all military, Federal and civilian resources as may be necessary, and establish a baseline that can be used to determine what resources are needed to meet this most sacred of American commitments - to care for those who served.
- Montel B. Williams, LCDR, (Ret.) USN
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