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National Legislative Director Joseph A. Violante has urged Congress to bring an end to a series of intolerable funding delays that have hamstrung VA health care, and to enact a crucial mandatory funding plan that would enable the agency to better care for sick and disabled veterans.
"The goal is to see a long-term solution formed for funding VA health care to guarantee veterans will have a dependable system for the foreseeable future, not simply next year," Violante told the House Veterans' Affairs Committee on Oct. 3. "Reformation of the whole funding system is essential so federal funds can be secured on a timely basis, allowing VA to manage the delivery of care. In our judgment, a change is warranted and long overdue."
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