Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Clinton vows to push for permanent VA funding

A month after offering a new GI Bill of Rights for men and women in uniform, Hillary Rodham Clinton vowed Tuesday to fight to permanently fund the Department of Veterans Affairs.

"There are people who would like to dismantle the VA.That would be an unmitigated disaster," the Democratic front-runner for president said in a speech at Veterans Medical Center. "We can't be arguing every year about how much money goes to the VA. That should be taken off the table. That is a solemn obligation."
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