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DEMOCRATIC PRESS
RELEASE
March 10, 2010
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Committee Supports
President’s Robust Budget for Veterans’ in 2011 – and 2012!!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Washington, D.C. – House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Bob Filner
(D-CA) released the following statement upon submitting the Committee’s
Views and Estimates letter to the House Budget Committee:
“Over the past four years, the outlook for veterans’ funding has changed
dramatically. Understanding that the cost of war includes the cost of the
warrior, Democrats in Congress delivered a 55% increase in veterans’
spending. The funding neglect of the past Administration is gone as new
challenges to distribute resources efficiently emerge. Unwilling to accept
late budgets, Congress passed an advance appropriations process so the
Department of Veterans Affairs has access to stable funding to care for
the ongoing medical needs of veterans.
“On February 1, 2010, President Obama submitted the second budget proposal
of his Administration, which provides an 8.3% increase for veterans’
medical care. The House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
 supports
the President’s historic budget request, recommends targeted additional
investment, and commits to meet the needs of the Department of Veterans
Affairs’ for the coming year. This budget is the first of its kind. It
provides funding for the coming fiscal year and the following year,
allowing VA to plan medical spending in advance and with assurance of
funds. Instead of simply talking about sufficient, timely, and predictable
funding for veterans, President Obama delivered and proposed a funding
increase for VA medical care for 2012.
“America’s veterans deserve a 21st Century organization that serves their
needs, just as they committed to serving the needs of this great Nation. I
applaud President Obama for providing a budget proposal that focuses on
the issues of homelessness prevention, delivering education benefits,
expanding health care access to more veterans, and cleaning up the claims
backlog. The House Committee fully supports the President’s $60.3 billion
proposal and recommends additional investment in VA infrastructure,
oversight, vocational rehabilitation, and research efforts. Americans
demand this and our veterans deserve nothing less.”
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posted by Larry Scott
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