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DEMOCRATIC PRESS RELEASE

February 15, 2007

Contact: Kristal DeKleer
202/225-9756

 

Statement from the Chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee Bob Filner (D-CA) regarding the President's proposed budget for FY 2008:

 

"We have inherited many years of neglect in funding the needs of our country's veterans.  The magnitude cannot be corrected overnight but we must begin to address the serious shortfalls that exist. 

"We have recommended to the House Committee on Budget that improving health care for veterans must be a priority.  We must fully fund the health care needs.  Mental health and post-traumatic stress disorders are serious problems facing our returning service members and are an ongoing issue facing veterans from our previous conflicts.  I reject the fees proposed by the Administration, which are nothing more than a tax on our veterans.

 "If we can pay for the war, we must be prepared to pay for the warriors.  Caring for our veterans is a cost of war and a continuing cost of our national defense."

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