A witness testified that as December 2020 federal agencies have contributed 263,225 records to the background check system of which the Veterans Administration is responsible for 98.1 of the total number. I am a 100% service connected disabled veteran. And make no mistake, The MILCON VA appropriations bill fully funds our veterans health care, our veterans health benefit programs and many other Veterans Administration programs to the tune of $800 million more than Joe Biden put in his budget request. It eliminates the funding for the Veterans Office of Public affairs in direct response to their politically motivated false claims about budget cuts. (02:30–02:49)
CLAIM
Asserts that the bill provides $800 million more for veterans' programs than President Biden's budget request.
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