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1 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.
1 2 BY WHITEAD AND WENDT
1 3 A Resolution urging the federal government to provide
1 4 better access to veterans facilities and services.
1 5 WHEREAS, those who have served in the United States
1 6 armed forces should be honored for their service; and
1 7 WHEREAS, legislation has been enacted at the
1 8 federal level promising access to the Veterans
1 9 Administration (VA) hospital system for discharged
1 10 veterans; and
1 11 WHEREAS, thousands of Iowa veterans must wait for
1 12 months to get appointments to regional VA hospitals;
1 13 and
1 14 WHEREAS, thousands of Iowa veterans are not getting
1 15 their promised access to health care; and
1 16 WHEREAS, thousands of Iowa veterans are being
1 17 forced to wait for determination of their level of
1 18 disability to receive health care because of the
1 19 backlog at VA facilities; NOW THEREFORE,
1 20 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
1 21 That the House of Representatives urges the federal
1 22 government to immediately fulfill its promise to
1 23 veterans in Iowa and across the country by providing
1 24 the resources necessary to allow veterans appropriate
1 25 access to local VA facilities and services in their
1 26 communities; and
1 27 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That, upon adoption, the
1 28 Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives shall
1 29 prepare an official copy of this Resolution and send
1 30 it to the members of Iowa's congressional delegation.
2 1 LSB 5302HH 80
2 2 kk/sh/8
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