How Minnesota's congressmen (and woman) rate on supporting veterans - Part 2

Politicians will universally say that they support veterans, but do they really? Minnesota Monitor/Vox Verax has written before cautioning voters to look at the facts rather than trusting what comes out of politicians' mouths. While most voters don't have the time or resources to wade through all the relevant congressional votes, some veterans organizations make it a point to do just that.

In an earlier report we listed the Disabled American Veterans ratings for Minnesota's congressional delegation. Paul Schmeltzer of Minnesota Monitor now points us to the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) Action Fund ratings and includes a table listing all 535 members. For those interested in just how Minnesota's delegation fared, below is the list:

Legislator	IAVA
Sen. Dayton, Mark (D-MN)	A-
Rep. Peterson, Collin (D-MN-7th)	B+
Rep. Sabo, Martin Olav (D-MN-5th)	B+
Rep. McCollum, Betty (D-MN-4th)	B
Rep. Oberstar, James (D-MN-8th)	B-
Rep. Ramstad, Jim (R-MN-3rd)	B-
Rep. Gutknecht, Gil (R-MN-1st)	C+
Rep. Kennedy, Mark (R-MN-6th)	C+
Rep. Kline, John (R-MN-2nd)	C
Sen. Coleman, Norm (R-MN)	D

According to the IAVA website:

Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America is the nation's first and largest group dedicated to the Troops and Veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the civilian supporters of those Troops and Veterans.