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Rep. Corrine Brown: “America's veterans are not just Function 700 of the budget. They are the men and women who put their lives on the line…”

On the recordMarch 23, 2000
America's veterans are not just Function 700 of the budget. They are the men and women who put their lives on the line protecting our freedom, and they need to be made a priority now, when they need our help the most. I will never understand how Republicans can offer billions of dollars of tax cuts while our veterans are struggling for the services in health care that we promised them. The CBC budget offers our veterans the service that they have earned. It provides additional funds for medical research, nursing home construction, and the Montgomery GI bill, and the VA Center for Minority Veterans. Mr. Chairman, we talk about a surplus; but we cannot have a surplus when we have not paid our bills. We owe the veterans. We should make them a priority, and I urge the support of the CBC budget substitute.
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Rep. Corrine Brown
Florida
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Addressing the importance of prioritizing veterans' services in budget discussions.

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