U.S. Paying Benefits to Fort Hood Terrorist, But Not His Victims

VA Congressman Reacts to NBC 5 Report Showing Accused Fort Hood Shooter Still on Army Payroll (NBC 5 DFW)

An NBC 5 Investigation has received national attention after revealing the accused Fort Hood shooter, Major Nidal Hasan, has received nearly $280,000 in military pay since the 2009 attack that left 13 dead and 32 injured.

Meanwhile, victims of the shooting are still fighting for the same military pay and benefits as soldiers wounded at military bases overseas, and in the 9-11 attack on the pentagon.

“To think that they're paying him - they're paying a terrorist. That's crazy. And yet these poor families are having a very difficult time making it,” said U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA), reacting to the NBC 5 Investigates report that first aired Monday night.