Brown argues that the Trump-backed VA MISSION Act of 2018 was a much needed effort to “fix the VA health care system, hold its failed administrators accountable, modernize VA facilities, and expand care choices for veterans.” (Photo: Getty Images
Former Army captain Sam Brown’s bid for the US Senate should have had natural appeal to his fellow veterans, particularly the 112,00 in Nevada who use the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for their health care.
A combat veteran in Afghanistan, Brown needed extensive government-provided medical care himself after he suffered grievous and disfiguring wounds of war.
When he recovered from his injuries, with the help of a world class burn victim treatment program at an Army hospital in Arizona, he started a vet-owned business that received $2.7 million in federal contracts to expedite prescription deliveries to some VA patients.
However, on the campaign trail, Brown is not a defender of the VA and its high-quality care for 9 million veterans, which has long enjoyed the support of even conservative veterans’ organizations like the VFW and American Legion.