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by whispering_eagle |

Jan 16, 2008(7 months ago) |

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Dear Senator Claire McCaskill,

My name is Debra G Carter and I live in the small town of Stover, MO. I am also a 100% Service Connected Disable Woman Veteran and have recently been very concerned about the LCpl Maria Lauterbach case in the news. She was the Marine that was murdered because she was raped by a fellow marine. I am also a member of a group of women veterans called VETWOW (www.vetwow.com) and am also a MST survivor. MST stands for Military Sexual Trauma.

From 1971 until 1976, I was enlisted in and served in the US Army and during that time I was raped by my commander and a group of his officer friends. I was unable to find anyone to help me when I reported this situation and was harrassed and persecuted daily by my command and the people in it. I began filing my claim for PTSD in 1976 after being discharged under honorable conditions, but and was turned down many times. I finally received a rating in 2003 for the PTSD and IBS. I have many other medical problems and am also a Ft McClellan veteran who was exposed to chemical contamination while I was in basic training at Ft McClellan, Alabama in 1971-72.

You can then understand that my main concern is for the support of the health care that women veterans receive. Recently it came to my attention that a bill named HR4107 Women Veteran's Health Care Improvement Act is To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. This bill I believe will go a long way in helping other women veterans who are the survivors of MST and will additionally improve all health care for all women veterans, of which I am one.

I urge you to vote to support the passage of this bill for myself and any other women veterans who may benefit from it. If you would like to contact me personally you can call me at my home (573) 377-2061. I would be happy to talk to you one on one to assist in you knowing my experiences and why these things which are often overlooked are extremely important. Thank you for your time and I hope that you will consider my request carefully and whole heartedly.

Sincerely,
Debra G. Carter
US Army Veteran
Other Bill Titles
Official: To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. as introduced.
Short: Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act as introduced.

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by Anonymous |

Feb 12, 2008(6 months ago) |

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You remind me of Talent. You continue to vote to advance the republican agenda. Thanks for nothing.

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by americausa |

Jun 13, 2008(2 months ago) |

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I have been out of work since November 2007. My unemployment benefits have run out. My money has run out. I unable to obtain employment and need more time to continue my search for employment. I am at risk of losing my car. Gas prices continue to rise daily. I am highly skilled in my field. My State Rhode Island is one of the hardest hit with unemployment. I am 53 old and have worked hard all my life. I've paid taxes all my life, and this is how my country is treating me. Unbelievable. The Senate, House and President continue to play games as peoples life's are put in jeopardy. Totally disgusting. So all the extra time that I am not spending on looking for employment, I will dedicate to making sure any politician that votes nay on not extending unemployment insurance will be out of a job their next term by informing the public of their decision in every forum available. I will encourage others to do so as well. It is time in this country for the people to take control of their government again and take it out of the hands of the uninformed, out of touch, uncompassionate, ignorant, greedy, self absorbed fools that are the true terrorists ruining this country. Pass a fxxkxxg bill extending unemployment benefits or you will be out of a fxxkxxg job!!!!!!!!! Try to remember you work for all the PEOPLE of this country! And all those PEOPLE will remember how you vote on this issue.

by judyvillecco |

Sep 05, 2008(1 day ago) |

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Term Start	Term End	Role	State	Party
2007	2012	Senator	MO	Democrat

Committee Membership

Most Recent Sponsored Bills

Bill	Status	Last Action
S.3090 SAFE AIR Act of 2008	Introduced	Jun 05, 2008
S.3082 A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1700 Cleveland Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri, as the "Reverend Earl Abel Post Office Building".	Voted on by Senate	Jul 08, 2008
S.3043 Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform Act of 2008	Introduced	May 20, 2008

Recent Voting History

The votes below were taken by roll call, a voting procedure that records a vote from every Senator or Representative on the bill under consideration. This Member of Congress may have voted on other bills by the process known as "voice vote", but these votes are not recorded.

Bill	Voted
On the Concurrent Resolution (H. Con. Res. 398 )	Aye July 31, 2008
S.3001 Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 3001 )	Aye July 31, 2008
H.R.4137 College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007 On the Conference Report (H.R. 4137 Conference Report )	Aye July 31, 2008

Voting Trends Analysis

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Most often votes with: Sen. Jim Webb [D, VA]
Least often votes with: Sen. Jim DeMint [R, SC]
Republican most often votes with: Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME]
Democrat least often votes with: Sen. Ben Nelson [D, NE]

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Claire McCaskill in the News

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