Most benefit from the program, and says the va welcomes the opportunity to work with this committee to craft appropriate language so those who are not Service Connected can have access to those rehab treatment facilities. One thing ive ran into with several of the members, speaking with them, is the word, the pay for a or the pay go. Well, va travel budget continues to increase every year. And they ask, where are we going to get this 3 million . Well, in 2013, the va collected 2. 931 bill through the medical care collection fund. Theres money they collected. And i sat last night listening to last nights hearing. 1. 1 billion returned two years ago 1, billion last night, and half billion returned just this year. If theres that much money that can be turned back in from the va to congress, well, theres our 3 million to send these nonService Connected veterans to send them to the rehab they dearly deserve. So there is no pay for or pay go. The money is there. It was clearly stated last ni
One compared to 20,000. Notably, in an october 2013 briefing, va staff stated that the one entry was just a test case to insure that the transfer of information would work. So, essentially, va had not entered in any veterans information into the registry which precludes va from meaningfully contributing to very purpose the registry was created, quote to collect the diagnosis, surgical intervention, operative procedures and related treatments. And follow up on each significant eye injury incurred by members of the armed forces while serving on active duty. We will hear from a veteran today who will articulate the importance of va fulfilling its obligation to contribute to the registry. Another major issue we will address today is vas continued failure to bring its Information Systems into full compliance with section 508 of the americans with disabilities act. The two separate section 508 addresses access for people with physical, sensory or cognitive disabilities in various types of te
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States of america. We took on a political machine that tried to take away your voice and your vote. They tried to take away your dignity and your destiny. And thats why the swamp is fighting back so viciously and violently. Our Patriotic Movement has been under assault from the very first day. It was all an illegal attempt to overturn the results of the election, spy on our campaign which is what they did, and subvert our democracy. Remember, the understand policy, they went after my family, my business, my finances, my employees. Almost everyone that i have ever known or worked with. But they are really going after after you. Thats what its all about. Its not about us, its about you. They tried to erase your vote. Erase your legacy of the greatest campaign and greatest election probably in the history of our country. And they wanted to deny you the future that you demanded and the future that america deserves and now america is getting. Our radical democrat opponents are driven by hat