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Article: Military Order of the Purple Heart Supports New Initiative for Veterans.
- Article from:
- Health & Medicine Week
- Article date:
- January 12, 2009
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The Military Order of the Purple Heart (MOPH) issued a strong statement today in support of a new Veteran benefit initiative by U.S. Rep. Steve Buyer, Ranking Member of the House Committee on VeteranEs Affairs. According to National Commander Jeff Roy, oThe MOPH applauds Chairman BuyerEs efforts to accelerate construction of the needed VA Medical Centers and facilities as not only improving health care to veterans but also stimulating the economy by accelerating the construction schedule of these facilities. This is particularly true for the VA Medical Centers in New Orleans and Denver.o
Representative BuyerEs initiative would also provide $2 billion to the ...