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... each other. Some members have opposed mandatory funding because it would cost too much;...
http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfJUL07/JULFILES/072507 SVAC testimony.doc

2. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 07-23-2007 #1 -- BUSTING THE MYTHS ABOUT MANDATORY VA FUNDING -- Upcoming Congressional testimony effectively ends arguments that VA healthcare funding should remain part of the discretionary budget process.nf072307-1.htm

.../sessearch. php?q=mandatory+funding&op=and Myths vs. ... system if VA shifted from discretionary to mandatory funding. REALITY: While funding would be ... VA programs and services. MYTH: Mandatory funding creates an individual entitlement to health care...
http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfJUL07/nf072307-1.htm

3. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 03-01-06 #2VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 03-01-06 #2

... system. . Within a month of the passage of the FY 2005 appropriations bill, stories began to appear around the country about the shortfalls in VA health care funding and its adverse impact on VA's ability to care for our nation's sick and disabled veterans. In a December 20, 2004 story in ... medical care, according to the VA director. Actually, according to the article, the FY 2005 budget is $700,000 less than the FY 2002 funding levels that's correct, $700,000 less than the FY 2002 spending level. In Pennsylvania, the Van Zandt VA Medical Center faces a...
http://www.vawatchdog.org/old newsflashes MAR 06/newsflash03-01-2006-2.htm

4. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 07-25-2007 #8 -- SEN. LARRY CRAIG ON MANDATORY VA FUNDING: WE DON'T WANT TO SPEND THE MONEY -- Craig disses veterans by comparing VA spending to Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security.nf072507-8.htm

... again. Craig continues to argue AGAINST mandatory funding for VA healthcare. His arguments are ... 25, 2007 CRAIG ISSUES WARNING ABOUT MANDATORY FUNDING FOR VA Media contact: Jeff Schrade ...S. Senator Larry Craig warned that mandatory funding will not solve the long-term ... need across the board reform." Mandatory funding is a long-sought goal of...
http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfJUL07/nf072507-8.htm

5. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 06-23-2007 #7-1 -- ENDING THE VA'S FUNDING CRISIS - by Larry Scott -- While veterans' lives hang in the balance, Congress disregards the root cause of the VA's funding difficulties. The old budget process must be replaced by a real-time, mandatory funding mechanism based on actual need.nf062307-7-1.htm

... replaced by a real-time, mandatory funding mechanism based on actual need. The ... replaced by a real-time, mandatory funding mechanism based on actual need. Story ... replaced by a real-time, mandatory funding mechanism based on actual need. by ... and develop a budget process that guarantees mandatory funding that will meet the needs of all...
http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfJUN07/nf062307-7-1.htm

6. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 09-19-2008 -- BILLS INTRODUCED WOULD PROVIDE "A YEAR IN ADVANCE" VA HEALTHCARE FUNDING -- "For almost two decades, veterans' healthcare funding has either been insufficient or late, and usually it is both."VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 09-19-2008 -- BILLS INTRODUCED WOULD PROVIDE "A YEAR IN ADVANCE" VA HEALTHCARE FUNDING -- "For almost two decades, veterans' healthcare funding has either been insufficient or late, and usually it is both."

... to convert VA health care to a mandatory funding program, an advance appropriation does not...
http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfsep08/nf091908-3.htm

7. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 11-03-06 #3nf110306-3.htm

... GO AFTER REP. STEVE BUYER ON MANDATORY FUNDING STATEMENT -- House Vets' Chair has said that mandatory funding is an "inferior approach to funding ... ruin VA healthcare by passing Full and Mandatory Funding of VA Healthcare. While Buyer tried ...' service organizations are in favor of mandatory funding. Now, the Vsos are striking...
http://www.vawatchdog.org/nfNOV06/nf110306-3.htm

8. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 06-23-2007 #7-2 -- ENDING THE VA'S FUNDING CRISIS - by Larry Scott -- While veterans' lives hang in the balance, Congress disregards the root cause of the VA's funding difficulties. The old budget process must be replaced by a real-time, mandatory funding mechanism based on actual need.nf062307-7-2.htm

... replaced by a real-time, mandatory funding mechanism based on actual need. Story ... Time for a change The concept of mandatory funding for VA healthcare has been tossed around ... Congress has voted on and voted down mandatory funding measures with great regularity. This argument ... Another argument was that the formulae for mandatory funding would lock the VA into a fixed...
http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfJUN07/nf062307-7-2.htm

9. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 05-20-2008 #6 -- VETERANS' GROUPS PUSHING FOR MORE PREDICTABLE VA FUNDING -- The DAV is leading a coalition of groups that are pressing lawmakers to approve advance appropriations for medical care as part of the VA's budget.VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 05-20-2008 #6 -- VETERANS' GROUPS PUSHING FOR MORE PREDICTABLE VA FUNDING -- The DAV is leading a coalition of groups that are pressing lawmakers to approve advance appropriations for medical care as part of the VA's

...go budgetary rules, which do cover mandatory funding. This means the advance appropriations would ...The idea resonates better in Congress than mandatory funding,' Violante said. DAV and ...), have both been supporters of mandatory funding for the VA. The Republican contender ...Ariz.), does not support mandatory funding. Mccain, who touts himself as...
http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfMAY08/nf052008-6.htm

10. VA Watchdog dot Org - Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs Press Release - 09-18-2008 #1VA Watchdog dot Org - Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs Press Release - 09-18-2008 #1

... in Congress. While I still support mandatory funding, I believe this may be the ... gain support from those that have opposed mandatory funding in the past. I applaud Senator ... have been a long time supporter of mandatory funding for veterans health care because Congress is...
http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/scva08/scva091808-1.htm

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