ABMAF Dave Hancock Veterans Ad Fact Check

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NARRATOR:

They put their lives on the line
for our freedom.

But politician Dave Hancock
voted to cut services for
Minnesota Veterans.





Veterans Marching


Veteran Returning Home
Graphic: Dave Hancock:
Cut Services for Veterans
Source: House Journal
2094, 04/06/11






Hancock Voted For The 2011 State
Government Budget Bill In April 2011.
Hancock voted for SF1047, the 2011 State
Government budget bill as it passed the
House 72-61 on April 6, 2011 [House
Journal 2094, 04/06/11]

SF1047 As Passed The House Did Not
Exempt Veterans Affairs From Employee
Cuts. As passed the House, SF1047 cut
fifteen percent of state employees through
2015, with no exception for Veterans
Affairs. [SF 1047, 04/07/11].
Hancocks cuts would
make it harder for
veterans to get the help
theyve earned.

And Hancock supported
a plan that would close
Veterans homes in
Minnesota.
Senior Veteran




Veterans Home
Graphic: Dave Hancocks
Plan: Close Veterans
Homes
Source: Star Tribune,
05/05/11
MDVA Com.: Republican Cuts To
MDVS Threatened Veterans Home And
Burial Fees. In May 2011, the Star Tribune
reported, Republican budget cuts could
trigger the closure of at least one veterans'
home, higher burial fees for veterans'
families and elimination of the Bronze Star
grave marker program, according to state
Veterans Affairs Commissioner Larry
Shellito.In a letter to Gov. Mark Dayton
on Thursday, Shellito said the budget
proposals for his department would result in
layoffs for more than 100
employees.Although lawmakers went out
of their way to shield military and veterans
spending in many areas, they also ordered
general cuts to state government and its
employees. In their budget measures,
legislators did not exempt veterans spending
from those across-the-board cuts. [Star
Tribune, 05/05/11]
And even make
veterans families pay
more for burial services.
Solders Burial Service
Graphic: Dave Hancock:
Veterans Families Pay
More for Burials
Source: Star Tribune,
05/05/11
MDVA Com.: Republican Cuts To
MDVS Threatened Veterans Home And
Burial Fees. In May 2011, the Star Tribune
reported, Republican budget cuts could
trigger the closure of at least one veterans'
home, higher burial fees for veterans'
families and elimination of the Bronze Star
grave marker program, according to state
Veterans Affairs Commissioner Larry
Shellito.In a letter to Gov. Mark Dayton
on Thursday, Shellito said the budget
proposals for his department would result in
layoffs for more than 100
employees.Although lawmakers went out
of their way to shield military and veterans
spending in many areas, they also ordered
general cuts to state government and its
employees. In their budget measures,
legislators did not exempt veterans spending
from those across-the-board cuts. [Star
Tribune, 05/05/11]
As Minnesotans, we
honor our veterans.

But Dave Hancock has
failed our state.
Veterans Marching in
Parade

Veteran
Graphic: Dave Hancock
Has Failed Our State

Dave Hancock is wrong
for Minnesota.
Veterans Marching with
Flags
Graphic: Dave Hancock:
Wrong for Minnesota.
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