September 25, 2008 AAP Washington, D.C. — Yesterday in an evening session in the House of Representatives, Congressman Steve Buyer (R-Ind.), the Ranking Republican Member of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, helped oversee the passage of two comprehensive veterans’ bills and a third stand alone bill that would increase the special pension for Medal of Honor recipients.
Representative Buyer led the Republican effort throughout the legislative process and during negotiations with the majority party in both the House and Senate to combine a number of measures into two strong bipartisan bills. S. 2162, as amended, the Veterans’ Mental Health and Other Care Improvements Act of 2008; S. 3023, as amended, the Veterans’ Benefits Improvement Act of 2008; and H.R. 6980, to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the amount of the Medal of Honor special pension provided under that title by up to $1,000; all passed unanimously by voice vote, and now await action in the Senate. Collectively, the legislation encompasses over a hundred provisions from twenty-six House and Senate passed bill to improve Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA) health care and benefits. Buyer noted that these comprehensive, bipartisan bills include an array of substantive initiatives that include the following highlights: ---- Even the Republicans are supporting the troops now. So, go suck a big one, John McCain http://www.military.com/news/article/house-approves-veterans-benefits... --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
