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WASHINGTON, March 30, 2007--The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is applauding House and Senate actions to increase the Department of Veterans Affairs budget by $6.6 billion over last year’s funding level.
“President Bush’s $87 billion budget request for the VA was a significant step forward for veterans,” said VFW Commander-in-Chief Gary Kurpius, a Vietnam veteran from Anchorage, Alaska. “Recent House and Senate actions to improve upon the president’s request have confirmed a pledge by the new Congress to work with the administration to ensure that America honors its promise to care for her veterans when they return home from our nation’s wars.”
The $6.6 billion increase to discretionary funding represents the largest annual increase to VA healthcare spending in the 77-year history of the department.
“I applaud the president and Congress for putting veterans first, and urge the House and Senate to quickly reconcile their two versions and adopt this budget so that the VA can adequately plan for the new fiscal year.”
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