Feenstra Backs Two Bills to Support Iowa Veterans

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed two bills to support U.S. veterans:

“Our veterans are heroes who answered the call to serve our country and defend our freedoms. It is our responsibility to ensure that they receive the high-quality healthcare and benefits that they have earned and deserve,” said Rep. Feenstra. “It’s why I backed two bills to support cancer research for veterans and ensure that the VA is fully and appropriately funded. I will always stand with our veterans and military families.”

The two pieces of legislation are:

• The PRO Veterans Act, which requires the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to provide in-person budget reports to Congress every three months over the next three years.
• The ACES Act, which requires the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a study on the prevalence of cancer in veterans who served as active-duty aircrew members in our nation’s Armed Forces.

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