111th Congress Looked Out For Veterans
Recent Article By American Legion National Commander Jimmie Foster: "Congress may be receiving low approval ratings from the general voting population, but The American Legion says lawmakers have done quite well on veterans issues this year."The 111th Congress may be remembered for banner legislation such as health-care reform, financial regulation and the recovery act," American Legion National Commander Jimmie Foster said. "But in our view, the real successes were the passage of bills that affected nearly every veteran in America."
Chief among the pieces of veteran-related legislation was the "Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009," which guarantees appropriations for VA health care one full year in advance. Another significant milestone for the 111th Congress was the "Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010." The bill included substantially increased VA funding for fiscal 2010 - the agency's first budget to exceed $100 billion.
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