Republicans Noticeably Absent From Hearing On Veteran Homelessness

Yesterday, the Senate Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation and Community Development held a hearing on ending veterans' homelessness, a growing problem, especially in the midst of the current recession.  According to the National Alliance to End Homelessness, there are over 131,000 veterans living on the streets.

The hearing was noticeably without its Republican members.  Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, whose state is home to the greatest number of homeless veterans, was justifiably absent as she was attending the memorial service at Fort Hood.  However, some of the other Republicans on the subcommittee should have made time in their schedules for this critically important issue.  David Vitter, the ranking member of the subcommittee, apparently had time for oysters but no time for veterans' homelessness.

(h/t: Congress Matters)