📧 "Urgent: Committee Hearing Next Week" to Daniels (ignored)

[renewed from "Follow up from Monday" email]

Hi Dr. Daniels, 

Last month Senator Manning promised us a 15-minute time slot at the Committee on Veterans meeting at the capitol next week. His office has now rescinded that promise and is offering 10 minutes at the end of the meeting. Are you willing to yield 5 minutes of your time so that the committee can hear directly from a total and permanent disabled veteran on the topic of civil rights for veterans? 

Thank you for your support and care for veterans and their families.

An hour later I followed up with ODVA Director Nakeia Daniels;

Director Daniels, I know you're accustomed to being in control of the narrative, but silencing veterans only works if you are the only one who knows how to wield power. 

I'm CCing the politics editor of The Oregonian so she knows that the anti-veteran bias starts from the top of the political class that pays your salary. Here's an unedited copy of our exchange #ForTheRecord; you'll notice your "disrespect" only came after I calmly pointed out how your department disrespects the veterans it serves;