Max Cleland: “I am very pleased to endorse S. 1076, the Veterans' Benefit Act of 1999. I want to thank the distinguished Chairman and…”

“I am very pleased to endorse S. 1076, the Veterans' Benefit Act of 1999. I want to thank the distinguished Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs for all their hard work to maintain and enhance veterans' benefits and for including the much needed construction renovation at the Atlanta VA Medical Center. Senators Spector and Rockefeller have provided excellent leadership during these challenging times of matching current budget levels with the provision of promised benefits. The Atlanta VA Medical Center renovation will be critical to providing care for all of our veterans, men and women, in the new millennium. S. 1076 proposes other needed benefits in the areas of service-connected disability compensation, health and education, medical facility construction and burial entitlements. Again, I salute the work of Senate Veterans' Committee and I am pleased to support S. 1076.”