“Joan Sebastian Guerrero should still be alive.”
“This President needs guardrails, not a blank check”
“I cannot vote to fund an illegal war with no justification, no set goal, and no exit strategy.”
“This cannot be acceptable in America.”
“Federal investment like this can transform lives and economies.”
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On the recordFebruary 9, 1994
after reading about veterans in the budget, I am left with the question: What priority do veterans have? If the President's explanation is any clue, veterans are a low priority, his only mention being a $500 million increase for medical care. More ink--and space--is given to the $3 billion to be allotted to the VA if his health bill passes. The implication is clear: Veterans are being held hostage to the health bill. The budget is flawed for other reasons--the construction budget drops $245 million. But the earmarked projects should raise some eyebrows-- research wings to hospitals will be built in West Virginia and Oregon. At the same time research medicine is being cut by $41 million, and 800 research employees will be let go. Why build the facilities if there are no employees and no money for research? The construction budget could be better used to upgrade current facilities, hospitals, or cemeteries. This is an OMB document driven by dollars rather than an obligation to veterans--color it green, and not red, white, and blue.
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Helen Bentley
Republican · Maryland
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Editor's note · Context

Speaker Bentley critiques the budget priorities for veterans and the implications of funding allocations.

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