For Immediate Release:

Wednesday, May 9, 2007

At a Senate hearing today, Senator Murray worked to expand and improve benefits for America's veterans. She also took issue with controversial bonuses that were paid to officials at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) while veterans face long delays in receiving benefits.

"I am hearing from a number of our soldiers who've returned home who can't get their benefits because of a backlog at the VA. They're literally going for months without any income because of that backlog. When they hear about a senior VA official getting a bonus while they can't even get a benefit to keep them in their home or feed their family, it's pretty disturbing," Murray told Undersecretary Cooper.

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