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**Ed Ely** · 01-18-2008, 01:52 PM

Administration provides emergency funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs

THE WHITE HOUSE
PRESIDENT
GEORGE W. BUSH

January 17, 2008

Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives
White House News

Dear Madam Speaker:

My Administration is committed to providing the resources needed to ensure that veterans, including those returning from current combat operations, receive the quality care and services they deserve.

In the FY 2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Public Law 110-161, $3,691,391,000 was designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement contingent upon a formal budget request by me that includes designation of the entire amount as an emergency requirement. While I believe that these funds should have been considered as regular appropriations, the men and women who have sacrificed for our country should not be held hostage to budgetary wrangling in Washington. Therefore, to provide these funds in a timely manner I hereby request and designate as an emergency requirement the $3,691,391,000, consistent with Public Law 110-161.

Additional information on this action is set forth in the enclosed letter from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

Sincerely,

GEORGE W. BUSH

**eric_t12** · 01-18-2008, 02:19 PM

i'm all for funding the VA - its one of the few areas of the .gov that i actually think is worth a $hit...

but not cutting spending from somewhere else makes me feel like we're just taking more from you and yours, (including me and my family thru taxes) when they grow this with every other pound of uncle sam brand pork...

**oklawall** · 01-18-2008, 04:06 PM

they will hold them hostage again

**Ed Ely** · 01-18-2008, 06:20 PM

I look at these things as an order for the
U S Mint to crank up the presses and print
more green. Hello, the governement owns
the presses.

Ed

01-18-2008, 01:52 PM	#1
Ed Ely XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: 37.65N -84.76W (Elev. 932 ft) Posts: 7,493 Blog Entries: 1	Administration provides emergency funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs Administration provides emergency funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs THE WHITE HOUSE PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH January 17, 2008 Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives White House News Dear Madam Speaker: My Administration is committed to providing the resources needed to ensure that veterans, including those returning from current combat operations, receive the quality care and services they deserve. In the FY 2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Public Law 110-161, $3,691,391,000 was designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement contingent upon a formal budget request by me that includes designation of the entire amount as an emergency requirement. While I believe that these funds should have been considered as regular appropriations, the men and women who have sacrificed for our country should not be held hostage to budgetary wrangling in Washington. Therefore, to provide these funds in a timely manner I hereby request and designate as an emergency requirement the $3,691,391,000, consistent with Public Law 110-161. Additional information on this action is set forth in the enclosed letter from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. Sincerely, GEORGE W. BUSH

01-18-2008, 02:19 PM	#2
eric_t12 XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: SD Posts: 3,322	i'm all for funding the VA - its one of the few areas of the .gov that i actually think is worth a $hit... but not cutting spending from somewhere else makes me feel like we're just taking more from you and yours, (including me and my family thru taxes) when they grow this with every other pound of uncle sam brand pork... __________________ Gun Owners are Potential Terrorists: Says the FBI Our Economic Future: GAO 21st Century Challenges The Police Have No Duty To Protect You Choose Liberty - Ron Paul

01-18-2008, 04:06 PM	#3
oklawall XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Maud, Oklahoma Posts: 9,608	they will hold them hostage again __________________ The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it. -Albert Einstein

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01-18-2008, 06:20 PM	#4
Ed Ely XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: 37.65N -84.76W (Elev. 932 ft) Posts: 7,493 Blog Entries: 1	I look at these things as an order for the U S Mint to crank up the presses and print more green. Hello, the governement owns the presses. Ed