Wilson Calls on Democrats to Send Stand-Alone Veterans Appropriations Bill to the President
November 8, 2007
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Wilson Calls on Democrats to Send Stand-Alone Veterans Appropriations Bill to the President
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) issued the following statement today after Senate Republicans were successful last night in splitting the Labor-HHS-Education and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs appropriations bills. House Democrats had previously tried to pass the two bills as one giant spending package.
“House Democrats have already wasted time and needlessly delayed crucial funding for our veterans by playing political games,” said Wilson. “I hope the House Democrat leadership will take a cue from their Senate colleagues and send the President a stand-alone Veterans bill he has already agreed to sign.”
“The American people are tired of Congressional leaders who try to game the system to pass pork-laden spending bills. By using the Veterans funding bill as a political tool to push through other legislation, Democrats have tried to advance their budget-busting spending priorities on the backs of our military and our veterans. That is unacceptable.
“On this coming Veterans Day, let’s send a message to the brave men and women who have sacrificed so much for this country and for the cause of freedom around the world. Let’s get them the funding they deserve.”
Note: Congressman Wilson has joined many of his Republican colleagues in co-sponsoring H.R. 4104, a Military Construction-Veterans Affairs Appropriations conference agreement introduced by Congressman Roger Wicker (MS-01) yesterday that would send the Veterans spending bill to the President as a stand-alone bill.
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