House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Bob Filner (D-CA) released the following statement today on the passage of a Democratic budget resolution by the House Budget Committee:

Washington, D.C. –“The Democratic budget resolution passed by the House Budget Committee begins to correct years of serious shortfalls that have existed for our veterans,” said Chairman Filner. “The budget resolution restores a number of proposed cuts by President Bush and adds $6.6 billion over 2007 levels for veterans’ health care. Mental health and post-traumatic stress disorder are serious problems facing our returning service members and an ongoing issue facing veterans from previous conflicts. We must fully fund the health care needs of our veterans and I applaud Chairman Spratt for his leadership in addressing these issues.”  

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