MAJOR new safety reform spending in Cong. omnibus bill -- $283-million -- to improve Humvees, including $183-million for anti-rollover ABS/ESC kits. Will reduce deaths and injuries.
Congress, reform the unjust and cruel "Feres doctine," not a law, just a case. Protect our service men and women. Terrific op ed today by a woman Marine captain: https://t.co/FuG12pKZCG
ALERT: CBS News 60-Minutes Program, Sunday, Feb. 6, at 7/7.30 EST. Focus on fully preventable training deaths in tactical vehicles, particularly in "rollovers", but also in unfit vehicles, re. the AAV disaster where 9 drowned
Deeply sourced long form New Yorker article on the right wing extremist wife of Clarence Thomas. Just published on The New Yorker website: https://t.co/tQ7qeIfOpO
1A https://t.co/IsTL11jzBb In Maryland's only GOP Cong. Dist. we have a radical right extremist, Rep. Andy Harris. We can't get rid of him because of a massive Dem. gerrymander. In general I oppose gerrymanders but Harris is so appalling that I would favor him being pushed out.
@OliviaTroye Well said. Domenech is lying and the evil Miller was fully involved in this total betrayal of Afghans who helped us. He should never hold any position in government ever again. Thanks for establishing the facts beyond any dispute. Trump exists on lies of course.
@Waltroon We have mounted a major military safety campaign in the Congress. And the same vehicle problem applies in the UK military and I hope to bring best practices there in the winter.