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U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards sends $64.7 billion VA bill to Congress »

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Edwards has used his post as an appropriations subcommittee chairman to deliver a $65 billion bill funding veterans and military construction programs to the US House. The measure is scheduled for a vote this week. Edwards has been working for 16 years to write a VA funding bill like this one, and that a Bush veto would be devastating for veterans.

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35Young and Invincible? They make too much to get free health care, but they can't afford to buy it.

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jordan11
June 14, 2007, 10:52 p.m.
Wow! That's quite a tab. I don't have a problem with it, excepting for one thing. These programs need close outside scrutiny, and I wish they'd write that into these bills. No strong oversight, no money.
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Radiofreeeuropa
June 15, 2007, 3:59 a.m.
Our greatest resource is the human resource.
It has been undervalued in all but the loftiest CEO offices
(where it's ridiculously overvalued) for far too long.
This is just catch up. I'm all for it.
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mcgrievysr
June 15, 2007, 5:34 a.m.
Well, once again we will see just how "W" supports the troops.
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AbuAmirah
June 15, 2007, 10:44 a.m.
Even though I am not a big supporter of how the military is used, I do feel that the government has an obligation to take care of them. They should be given the best care and attention that can be given. It ******es me off that they don't show pictures of the wounded in those recruitment commercials that shows the seals coming out of the water, airborne jumping out of plans etc.
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agentX
June 15, 2007, 8:24 p.m.
The bill is high because our troops are coming back with serious injuries, both physical and mental.
Which is more expensive; making sure the troops coming home get healthy and mentally stable, or another Charles Witman, John Muhammad, or an event like the Kileen massacre?
Or, would you rather prefer another hundred thousand homeless war vets?