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Veterans Affairs Employee Union Applauds Proposed Increases for Veterans' Care
February 2, 2010Today, the American Federation of Government Employees and its National VA Council applauded the White House's proposed funding increases for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The White House's proposed fiscal year 2011 budget provides $57 billion in funding for the VA. For more than two decades, AFGE, which represents over 180,000 employees in the VA, has joined veterans' groups in calling for full funding of veterans' services. The release of this year's budget is an especially momentous occasion for veterans and its dedicated workforce. The FY 2011 budget marks the first two-year funding cycle for the VA health care system. For the first time in the history of the VA's budget, this year, the President's budget request includes health care funds for two years. Full release.