Amount of veterans benefits the House Budget Committee cut in March: $28 billion over next ten year
Amount of veterans benefits the House Budget Committee cut in March: $28 billion over next ten years. Percent of veterans who will lose their only source of medical care: 50%
Source: YES!, Summer 2003, 11. Evan Brandt, "GOP says Budget cuts won't affect veterans programs," The Pottsdown Mercury (2) Ashley Decker, "Supporting Our Troops - Until They Need Healthcare," www.commondreams.org /views03/0328-1