Veterans Update I: Schwartz and Murt

Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz (D-13) held a teletownhall meeting this evening. I'm not sure what topics were covered but she did get a surprise when State Rep. Tom Murt (R-152) asked a question. The call must have been in his wife's name because Schwartz said there was a question from Maria and he came on the line, saying he was Maria's husband. He started out by saying how helpful the congresswoman's office staff had been and how well they had worked together. Then he commented on the federal proposal to have reservists and National Guard to bill their private health insurance to pay for injuries received while on active duty. Murt is an Iraq War vet.

Schwartz replied that in a budget meeting this morning she had asked about rumors of that proposal and made it clear she would not support it.