Personal Injury Law

Bush Releases Billions More for Vets

By Bruce Stern

Yesterday, President Bush released $3.7 billion in emergency money for veterans returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan at the request of Congress last month. President Bush states that he believed the money should have been initially included as part of the year's normal appropriations.

Sen. Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii, chairman of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee said that if this money was not approved, the care for veterans would have been undercut at a time when it is needed most. Akaka states that there is currently an increased need to expand mental health care, improve treatment for traumatic brain injuries and reverse a claims backlog.

You can read more on President Bush's statement here.

Full post as published by Traumatic Brain Injury Law Blog on January 18, 2008 (boomark / email).