[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 18]
[House]
[Page 25390]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS

  (Ms. SHEA-PORTER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Ms. SHEA-PORTER. Mr. Speaker, today we will vote for legislation 
supporting the goals and ideals of Veterans of Foreign Wars Day.
  For nearly 100 years, the Veterans of Foreign Wars has served a 
straightforward and noble mission, honoring the dead by helping the 
living and by providing friendship.
  In my home State of New Hampshire, we have nearly 10,000 VFW members, 
another 4,500 members of the Ladies Auxiliary. I'm honored to be their 
representative in this House and to work with them to ensure that all 
of our veterans and their families receive the full support and 
benefits they have earned.
  The VFW has been an outspoken advocate for veterans rights. It has 
called for expanded health care for veterans, increased funding for 
research into traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress 
disorder. It has also asked for improved access to health care and for 
veterans support for mental illnesses and treatment.
  When I met with my veterans advisory committee last fall, one 
prominent member of the VFW asked me to support a sufficient budget for 
the Department of Veterans Affairs. I am happy to report that the 110th 
Congress passed the largest budget in the 77-year history of the 
Veterans Affairs.
  The House of Representatives has heard the call of the VFW and other 
veterans organizations and has passed bills to support and fund these 
critical issues.

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