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"Totally unacceptable"said AMVETS (American Veterans) commander W.G. "Bill"Kilgore concerning legislation proposed by a House subcommittee for funding veterans' healthcare and related services. He added that the recommendation by the House Subcommittee on Appropriations is $2 billion below the nearly $30 billion that the congressional budget resolution had called for in April. "Coming at a time when our military personnel are putting their lives on the line in Iraq, Afghanistan and other places around the world, the FY 2004 VA-HUD appropriations bill is unconscionable."Kilgore said that adequate funding is absolutely essential if the Department of Veterans Affairs is to deliver quality health care to "the men and women who have sacrificed in the service of their country."He concluded that the subcommittee's proposal is just another reason why mandatory funding for veterans health care is "a must." |
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