Mrs L
07-11-2008, 03:28 PM
Fact Check: AFL-CIO arm's ad falsely accuses McCain
"The AFL-CIO is attacking McCain with a TV spot saying he voted 'against increasing health care benefits for veterans,' " the non-partisan FactCheck.org notes. "Actually," says FactCheck, "he voted for increases in those benefits.
"The labor federation points to McCain's votes against Democratic proposals to increase funding. Those were defeated along party lines, and then quickly followed by alternative measures to increase benefits by smaller amounts, all of which passed unanimously or with near-unanimous majorities. McCain supported all of them."
http://blogs.usatoday.com/onpolitics/2008/07/fact-check-afl.html?csp=34
"The AFL-CIO is attacking McCain with a TV spot saying he voted 'against increasing health care benefits for veterans,' " the non-partisan FactCheck.org notes. "Actually," says FactCheck, "he voted for increases in those benefits.
"The labor federation points to McCain's votes against Democratic proposals to increase funding. Those were defeated along party lines, and then quickly followed by alternative measures to increase benefits by smaller amounts, all of which passed unanimously or with near-unanimous majorities. McCain supported all of them."
http://blogs.usatoday.com/onpolitics/2008/07/fact-check-afl.html?csp=34