Pelosi Statement on House Passage of Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations...

Pelosi Statement on House Passage of Military Construction and Veterans
Affairs Appropriations Act

WASHINGTON, July 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the
following statement today on House passage of the Military Construction and
Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, which will provide critical funding for
veterans' health services and the construction of key facilities for training
and housing our military.The bill passed today in the House by a vote of 415
to 3.

"Ensuring that the needs of our veterans are met is a top priority of this
Congress. We honor their service and sacrifice by investing in health care for
those who have worn our nation's uniform and the construction of key
facilities for training and housing our military.

"With passage of this bill, the New Direction Congress has provided a 58
percent increase in funding for veterans' health care and benefits since
January 2007.

"I am pleased that this legislation also includes advance appropriations for
2011. This ensures timely and predictable funding for the veterans' health
care initiatives upon which so many Americans depend.

"Just last weekend, on July 4th, we celebrated the freedom that is uniquely
available to us as Americans. Today we have honored our troops and our
veterans who ensure this freedom with real investments in their well-being."

SOURCE Office of the Speaker of the House

Brendan Daly, Nadeam Elshami or Drew Hammill, all of the Office of the Speaker
of the House, +1-202-226-7616