John Spratt: “The American Legion and its 2.8 million members applaud the Budget Committee for the budget resolution recommendation of…”

“The American Legion and its 2.8 million members applaud the Budget Committee for the budget resolution recommendation of $43.1 billion in funding for veterans' health care. That is our recommendation. The DAV says, 'The budget recommendation coming out of the House will make a real difference in the lives of America's sick and disabled veterans. This is important if our Nation is at war.' And the Veterans of Foreign War, the VFW says, 'The members of the VFW stand firmly behind you in support of your strong advocacy for this Nation's veterans.' These letters go on and on and on. We had a press conference yesterday where they endorsed our budget resolution because of what we provide for veterans' health care, the biggest increase in veterans' health care funding in the history of the organization.”