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Who REALLY supports veterans

August 11, 2020 by Guest Post

By Anthony van Marle, Vietnam-era Veteran, 101st Airborne, Victor

We all have an important decision to make this fall on who will represent us in the U.S. Senate, so it’s helpful that Senator Steve Daines showed us last year where his priorities really lie.

When the time came to vote for the Southwest Montana Veterans Home that Butte veterans fought for years to fund, Daines failed to do right by veterans and voted no. Even worse, he shamelessly showed up to the photo op in Butte celebrating the funding for the home that Senator Tester secured — the very funding that Daines voted against. In the meantime, Governor Steve Bullock was working to expand economic, health, and educational opportunities for returning veterans, and was taking steps to honor their service. 

The nearly 100,000 veterans that call Montana home deserve a real champion in the Senate, not someone only worried about getting credit for work he didn’t do. This November, vote for the one candidate with a proven record of delivering for those of us who served our country — Governor Steve Bullock.

 

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  1. Helen Richards says

    August 23, 2020 at 3:19 AM

    I definitely will vote for Governor Bullock!

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