RENDERING HONORS
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, center left, renders honors as part of a team carrying the transfer case containing the remains of Army Pfc. Cody J. Patterson, who died in Afghanistan, during a dignified transfer on Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Del., Oct. 9, 2013. Army Secretary John M. McHugh, center right, and Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno, far right, participated in the ceremony. DOD photo by U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Aaron Hostutler
Jay Carney Says 'We Don't Need Legislation' To Pay Military Death Benefits -- Washington Examiner
President Obama opposed passage of funding for veterans' death benefits because the Fisher House Foundation has agreed to cover the costs, according to his spokesman.
"The legislation is not necessary," White House press secretary Jay Carney told reporters Thursday when asked about legislation approved by the House and Senate that would pay for those benefits. "Our view has been, this piecemeal funding is, again, a gimmick."
Carney faulted Congress on Wednesday for not covering the death benefits in the Pay Our Military Act, though the Congressional Research Service rendered a legal opinion that the legislation did fund the program.
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My Comment: Both the House and The Senate have approved this legislation .... if President Obama should decide to veto this .... it will be over-written by Congress, and .... here is an easy prediction .... his popularity polls will sink to the low twenties (if not lower).
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