WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The leader of the
 nation's largest veterans organization met with Senate Majority Leader
 Harry Reid today and urge Congressional leadership to quickly pass the
 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill for Fiscal
 Year 2008 (HR-2642).
 
     "Sen. Reid personally assured me that the MilCon-VA appropriations bill
 would be passed by Veterans Day," Marty Conatser, national commander of the
 2.7 million-member American Legion, said.
 
     "America's military and veterans deserve all we can give them to honor
 their sacrifices," Conatser explained. "This appropriations bill has been
 held up far too long. I'm very pleased with the commitment made by Sen.
 Reid today."
 
     Since the beginning of the 2008 Fiscal Year this month, the Department
 of Veterans Affairs been funded at 2007 levels through a continuing
 resolution that expires Nov. 16th.
 
     The American Legion was founded in 1919 on the four pillars of a strong
 national security, veterans affairs, Americanism, and patriotic youth
 programs. The Legion's 2.7 million wartime veterans work for the betterment
 of their communities through more than 14,000 posts across the nation.
 
 
 
 

SOURCE The American Legion