REP. FILNER'S CONGRESSIONAL UPDATE, NOVEMBER 2008: KEEPING PROMISE: ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR OUR NATION'S VETERANS IN 110TH CONGRESS
November 01, 2008
November 01, 2008
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Rep. Bob Filner, D-Calif. (51st CD), issued the following newsletter:
When I became Chairman of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, the VA was strained to its breaking point by years of chronic underfunding and a "business as usual" attitude. The Committee set out an aggressive agenda to identify the needs of our veterans and to ensure that the promises we made to them were kept. The Committee held 107 hearings, 50 percent more than the previou . . .
When I became Chairman of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, the VA was strained to its breaking point by years of chronic underfunding and a "business as usual" attitude. The Committee set out an aggressive agenda to identify the needs of our veterans and to ensure that the promises we made to them were kept. The Committee held 107 hearings, 50 percent more than the previou . . .