Sentence examples for va budget from inspiring English sources

Taken together, these investments represent an historic increase in our commitment to America's veterans a 15% increase over last year's funding levels and the largest increase in the VA budget in more than 30 years.

VA budget officials said last week that if their estimates prove to be wrong, they will ask Congress for permission to shift money from other programs into the fund reserved for private-sector care.

And yet, Congress refused to boost the VA budget.

Although the VA budget has been increased, Violante says it hasn't been increased enough.

Ironically, the solution to chronic VA budget delays is wrapped up in this year's proposed budget.

First, it was thousands of late GI Bill payments and now it's a late VA budget.

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The study cohort also precedes the influx of returning veterans from the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, which has resulted in large increases in VA budgets and provision of more specialty care and mental health care aimed at these younger veterans.

"In the last four years, the number of claims pending for over a year has grown by over 2000%, despite a 40% increase in the VA's budget," read the letter, which was signed by 67 senators, led by Bob Casey (D-Pa).

"Advance appropriations," or approving the VA health care budget one year in advance, is the top legislative priority for IAVA and many other leading veterans groups in 2009 and is included in the pending budget.

In an era of deep partisanship, his work has frequently earned the support of both sides; for instance, while working for Majority Leader Cantor (R-VA) during a budget showdown, Matt's work on reforming Congress was highlighted by Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA).