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Carlos Fuentes: Breaking down veteran groups’ budget recommendations

Veterans groups are calling for an 8.3 percent increase in medical funding for the Veterans Health Administration and a 10 percent overall increase for the Depa...

Tom Temin@tteminWFED

March 22, 2017 7:44 am

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Carlos Fuentes, legislative director, Veterans of Foreign Wars

Veterans groups are calling for an 8.3 percent increase in medical funding for the Veterans Health Administration and a 10 percent overall increase for the Department of Veterans Affairs next year. Carlos Fuentes, legislative director for the Veterans of Foreign Wars, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to provide details on 'independent budget' recommendations and others.