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military personnel are provided the support needed to carry out their missions both at home and abroad, and that they are adequately provided for upon their return home.
Last Congress, five significant veterans bills were signed into law by President Bush. These bills include expanded compensation and benefits for our disabled veterans, provided better legal protections for service members on active duty, increased funding for health care programs, and improved benefits for spouses of military retirees.
Even with the difficult budgetary and economic constraints currently facing Congress, we have been able to make historic progress on behalf of America’s 25 million veterans. Last year, Congress provided an unprecedented $26.7 billion in funding for veterans medical care. Overall, veterans funding rose $5.6 billion to total $63.3 billion
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