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Advance funding for VA still an uphill battle: (MILITARY TIMES)
May 14, 2009
Advanced funding is a mechanism, endorsed by President Barack Obama, under which Congress would approve veterans health care budgets one year in advance to avoid any lapse in funding if an annual appropriations bill isn't approved on time, as often happens. All major veterans service organizations approve the idea, and have put it at the top of their combined legislative agenda for the year. [click here to view] (http://militarytimes.com/news/2009/05/military_veterans_advancefunding_051309w/)
