If showing up is half the battle, then Bruce Braley is losing the fight. On the stump, Braley claims that fighting for veterans is a top priority. But over the weekend The Cedar Rapids Gazette reported that, back in DC, Braley missed 78 percent of the full Veterans Affairs Committee hearings held while sitting on the committee in 2011 and 2012.
Braley has had a tough time keeping up with veterans issues–like earlier this month when Braley told an Iowa veteran that veterans are happy with the VA.