VVA President Warns: Don't Balance the Budget on Veteran's But Do Focus on How the VA Spends the Funding it gets

VVA President Warns: Don't Balance the Budget on Veteran's But Do Focus on How the VA Spends the Funding it gets

Of particular concern, Rowan said, is the lingering legacy of Agent Orange. "We are alarmed for our children and their children who present with birth defects or learning disabilities never before seen in the father's or the mother's family history," Rowan said. "We need research into the long-term effects of toxic exposures, and just as importantly, we need treatment and care for the progeny of veterans exposed to a toxic fog in a combat zone."

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