"One of the truly heartbreaking aspects of the
Obama economy is the difficulty so many returning veterans have in finding
employment. While the national unemployment rate is 8.2%, it is nearly 13% for
returning veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars has made reducing this
startling statistic a top priority by sponsoring a company called VetJobs.
VetJobs just announced that it is working to help our veterans fill thousands
of jobs building the Keystone XL pipeline. But there's a catch. These jobs are
on the Canadian side of the border.
Thanks to Obama, there are no Keystone pipeline
jobs in this country. In fact, VetJobs had corporate commitments to hire 8,000
veterans for the Keystone pipeline project in America until the Obama
Administration rejected it. A recent Rasmussen poll found that 60% of likely
voters support the Keystone pipeline, but Barack Obama is siding with the 22% who
oppose it.
Thankfully for our vets, the VWF and VetJobs have
been able to salvage something of their efforts. But this is just one more
example of how Barack Obama's left-wing ideology is hurting America and costing
jobs."
Gary Bauer
Campaign for Working Families
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