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Huge Win for Vets! VA Health Care Now Free from Divisive Budget Politics
Posted by Michelle McCarthy on October 15 2009

On Wednesday, IAVA’s Executive Director and Founder Paul Rieckhoff joined Speaker Pelosi as she sent an Advanced Appropriations bill to President Obama for his signature.   The bill requires Congress to pass the VA’s budget a year in advance.  Congress has been consistently late in passing the VA budgets – in fact they have not passed this year’s budget.  Budgets are often late because of Washington DC’s divisive and partisan politics. And a late VA budget means  the VA cannot effectively plan and provide health care for veterans. They often have to ration care.

Advanced Appropriations is IAVA’s top legislative priority and was the focus of 2009 Storm the Hill, IAVA’s grassroots face-to-face meetings with Members of Congress.

Advanced Appropriations has passed out of both the Senate and House and should go to the President for his signature next week.

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