Washington,
D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi
issued the following statement praising the President’s release today of the
$3.7 billion in additional veterans funding provided by Congress:
“Today, America’s
veterans will finally receive the resources and benefits that they have earned
and that they deserve. The release of
the $3.7 billion in additional veterans funding, approved by Congress last
month and signed by the President today, provides the largest single funding
increase in the 77-year history of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
“With this historic veterans funding, the New Direction
Congress is fulfilling a critical need for our nation’s veterans. On the
battlefield, the military pledges to leave no soldier behind. And with this national investment, we fulfill
our pledge that when they return home, we leave no veteran behind.”