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John Bel Edwards: “I am proud of the new congressional leadership in providing $6 billion increase over 2007 for VA health care, because…”

On the recordJune 15, 2007
I am proud of the new congressional leadership in providing $6 billion increase over 2007 for VA health care, because you can't repair VA hospitals without funding. You can't hire 1,100 new case workers to reduce the intolerable delay of combat-wounded veterans to get their benefits without money. Money is a necessary, perhaps not sufficient, solution but absolutely necessary to provide the veterans health care and benefits that they have earned by sacrificing for our country.
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John Bel Edwards
Democratic · Louisiana
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Discussing funding for veterans' health care and benefits during a floor speech.

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