Attention PA-07 residents

Our Congressman, I get to vote in PA-07 having lived in Bridgeport 15 years ao, Joe Sestak is to give the Democratic Party response to Captain Codpiece's weekly radio address today. I reckon I'll have to catch in on the Internet somewhere. Here's a snippet.

"Tomorrow is Veterans Day, a special opportunity not only to reflect on the sacrifices of those who have served us nobly, but to ensure that our veterans are honored by action as well as remembrance for the freedoms they and their families have earned for us all.

"Today, our troops serving overseas in two wars - and their families - represent less than one 1 percent of our nation's 300 million citizens as they carry the burden of the current conflicts. It is therefore not only critical that Congress is working for a new direction in Iraq , but also that we recognize that the people in uniform today look to us to see how we relate to our veterans, which they will soon become. That is why the Democrats in Congress are working together with the President to see that veterans - aging and young - and their families receive the benefits they need and deserve.

"The New Direction Congress has supported landmark legislation to increase the Veterans budget by $6.7 billion dollars - the largest single increase in the 77-year history of the Veterans Administration. And there is a $4.4 billion dollar increase in Veterans medical care, including $600 million additional dollars for new initiatives for mental health and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder."