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Alfonse D'Amato: “I rise today on behalf of New York's 1.7 million veterans, in particular, to address the expected loss of $180 million…”

On the recordJuly 22, 1997
I rise today on behalf of New York's 1.7 million veterans, in particular, to address the expected loss of $180 million in veterans' health care funding over the next 3 years. What this amendment does is seek to ensure that the funding reallocation for the Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation System, known as VERA, is distributed in a fair and reasonable manner. I want to respond to specific concerns with the data used by the VA to determine the allocation of health care resources to our Nation's veterans. This amendment would require the General Accounting Office to conduct a 4-month study, examining the factors relied upon by VERA and the Veterans Integrated Service Network to distribute health care funds.
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Addressing veterans' health care funding issues during appropriations bill discussion.

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