Barack Obama: “I have proposed the largest increase in the VA budget in 30 years.”

On the recordMarch 17, 2009

I have proposed the largest increase in the VA budget in 30 years.

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Statement by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on the President's Strong Commitment to America's Veterans

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