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Murray Fights to Pass Her Amendment to Increase Funding for Veterans Health Care

Date: July 12, 2005
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Veterans Health and Health Care


Murray Fights to Pass Her Amendment to Increase Funding for Veterans Health Care

"Two weeks ago the Senate came together, not as Republicans or Democrats, but as Americans, to do right by our nation's veterans," Senator Murray said. "The Senate agreed that our veterans need $1.5 billion and I offered my amendment today to make sure there is no backtracking and that our veterans get the help they need and deserve. This is a basic American issue that we all can and must support."

Shortly following a unanimous vote on Murray's amendment on June 29th to provide $1.5 billion in emergency spending for the VA, Majority Leader Frist stood on the Senate floor and said that the Senate should yield to the House of Representative's lower figure of $975 million.

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