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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 840
2     AMENDMENT NO. ___. Amend House Resolution 840 by replacing
3 everything after the heading with the following:
 
4     "WHEREAS, The United States Department of Veterans Affairs
5 Veterans Health Administration (VHA) provides a broad spectrum
6 of medical, prescription, surgical, and rehabilitative care
7 for US veterans; and
 
8     WHEREAS, The VHA's responsibilities also include the
9 administration and operation of numerous outpatient clinics,
10 hospitals, medical centers, and long-term care facilities for
11 veterans; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Veterans who have served our country are entitled
13 to expect and receive consistently high-quality health care;
14 and
 
15     WHEREAS, The health care provided to our veterans is in

 

 

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1 fact inadequate; therefore, be it
 
2     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
3 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
4 urge Congress and the United States government to ensure that
5 adequate health care is mandatory for all veterans; and be it
6 further
 
7     RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be sent to each
8 member of the Illinois Congressional delegation and to the
9 United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs.".