Current Issue: May/June 2008

NAUS Pushes Agenda Forward in 2nd Session

NAUS Testifies on Fiscal 2009 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs

On March 13, NAUS legislative director Rick Jones presented NAUS testimony to the House Subcommittee on Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, chaired by Chet Edwards (D-TX) and ranking member Zack Wamp (R-TN). First order of business included our sincere thanks to the chairman and members of the subcommittee for putting in place in the current year the largest veterans funding increase in the 77-year history of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), a $6.6 billion increase in the FY 2008 budget over the previous year.

Jones told the members of the subcommittee that their attention to ensure that the VA is adequately funded for the care and treatment of our veterans and troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan is greatly appreciated by NAUS members across the country. It reflects the nation’s gratitude to these special people who have served in uniform and fought so courageously.

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