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Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans'  
Affairs, has gone off the deep end. 
Posted by Larry Scott. . .

The  following legislation was introduced by Akaka last Thursday, 
September 6,  2007. This is taken from the Congressional Record.

Sept 6,  2007
Introduced by Senator Akaka (by request):

S. 2026. A bill to  amend title 38, United States Code, chapter 11, to 
clarify that an award of  benefits based on a regulatory presumption 
established pursuant to 28 (38)  U.S.C. section 1116 after September 
30, 2002, cannot be made effective  earlier than the date the 
regulatory presumption was established; and to  clarify that the 
presumption of herbicide exposure provided by 38 U.S.C.  section 
1116(f) applies only to veterans who served in Vietnam on land or on  
Vietnam's inland waterways and not to those who served only in waters  
offshore or in airspace above; to the Committee on Veterans'  Affairs.

A quick note to an attorney who specializes in veterans' law  elicited 
this response:

This bill would negate the recent favorable  decision of the U.S. Court 
of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in the Nehmer  case, which addressed 
S/C for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), and also  would negate the 
favorable Haas v. Nicholson decision. I would assume the  various VSOs 
will become involved with convincing Senator Akaka to withdraw  this 
bill, which is totally adverse to veterans."

Someone, most  likely the VA, is trying to legislatively overturn Court 
decisions that have  been favorable to veterans.

Why Akaka has stooped to this, I cannot say.  It is not in keeping 
with his previous strong stances on veterans'  rights.

Now...we must fight this legislation.

S. 2026 must be  pulled!

Contact Akaka at the Senate Vets' Committee and tell him to pull  this 
legislation that is so harmful to veterans. Call the Democratic staff  
office at (202) 224-9126. Or fill out the form on this page...

_http://www.veteranshttp://www.v_ (http://www.veterans.senate.gov/) 

public/index.public/indep

Get  on the horn to your service organizations and tell them to get 
busy lobbying  against this.

Contact your elected representatives and tell them to have  Akaka pull 
this bill.

And, spread this word to other veterans who can  join in the fight.






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Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, has gone off the deep end.
Posted by Larry Scott. . .
The following legislation was introduced by Akaka last Thursday,
September 6, 2007. This is taken from the Congressional Record.
Sept 6, 2007
Introduced by Senator Akaka (by request):
S. 2026. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, chapter 11, to
clarify that an award of benefits based on a regulatory presumption
established pursuant to 28 (38) U.S.C. section 1116 after September
30, 2002, cannot be made effective earlier than the date the
regulatory presumption was established; and to clarify that the
presumption of herbicide exposure provided by 38 U.S.C. section
1116(f) applies only to veterans who served in Vietnam on land or on
Vietnam's inland waterways and not to those who served only in waters
offshore or in airspace above; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
A quick note to an attorney who specializes in veterans' law elicited
this response:
This bill would negate the recent favorable decision of the U.S. Court
of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in the Nehmer case, which addressed
S/C for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), and also would negate the
favorable Haas v. Nicholson decision. I would assume the various VSOs
will become involved with convincing Senator Akaka to withdraw this
bill, which is totally adverse to veterans."
Someone, most likely the VA, is trying to legislatively overturn Court
decisions that have been favorable to veterans.
Why Akaka has stooped to this, I cannot say. It is not in keeping
with his previous strong stances on veterans' rights.
Now...we must fight this legislation.
S. 2026 must be pulled!
Contact Akaka at the Senate Vets' Committee and tell him to pull this
legislation that is so harmful to veterans. Call the Democratic staff
office at (202) 224-9126. Or fill out the form on this page...
http://www.veterans.senate.gov/ http://www.veterans
.senate.gov/
public/index.
cfm?pageid=
1
Get on the horn to your service organizations and tell them to get
busy lobbying against this.
Contact your elected representatives and tell them to have Akaka pull
this bill.
And, spread this word to other veterans who can join in the fight.
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