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John Spratt: “There are deep cuts that have been made in veterans programs on both sides, mandatory entitlement programs and the…”

On the recordApril 7, 2003
There are deep cuts that have been made in veterans programs on both sides, mandatory entitlement programs and the veterans health care service, which is discretionary. We fund it every year in appropriations bills. By the way, we are talking about just getting them just up to the level the President provided. We actually provided more in our budget resolution. We have up to the level of current services, so there would not be any loss in purchasing power.
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John Spratt
South Carolina
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Discussing funding for veterans programs during a budget resolution debate.

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