4-13-12

Protect VA Health Care from Budget Cuts

Sen. Jon Tester (Mont.), a member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, has introduced the “Protecting the VA Health Care Act” (S. 2128) that excludes Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare programs from mandatory Budget Control Act sequestration cuts that are scheduled  to take effect in January 2013. There is growing concern the cuts may negatively impact VA healthcare programs and access to care for our nation’s veterans. The bill is identical to a House measure (H.R. 3895) sponsored by Rep. Jeff Miller (Fla.), chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee.  Members are urged to use the FRA Action Center to ask their elected officials to co-sponsor these initiatives:

Click here to contact your Representative on the House bill.

Click here to contact your Senators on the Senate bill.