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Article: Solve the VA funding crisis.(political aspects of veterans health care benefits)
- Article from:
- DAV Magazine
- Article date:
- March 1, 2004
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2004 Disabled American Veterans. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Veterans were once again shortchanged when Congress passed a long-delayed appropriation for veterans health care. That the VA, along with half the federal government, was four months into the 2004 fiscal year before its budget was approved is shameful. But what's worse is that the amount provided was significantly less than what the committees that oversee VA programs and services said was needed to care for the nation's sick and disabled veterans.
Early on in the budget process, the DAV fought hard for an increase in funding for VA health care:. The battle began even before President Bush sent Congress his fiscal year 2004 budget request that called for a $25.2 ...