22: Veterans

Ensure we honor the sacred trust to care for our nation’s veterans

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"Keeping faith with those who serve must always be a core American value and a cornerstone of American patriotism. Because America's commitment to its servicemen and women begins at enlistment, and it must never end." -- Barack Obama, Speech in Kansas City, MO August 21, 2007 The Obama-Biden Plan: As a member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Barack Obama has fought to end benefit disparities, bring homeless veterans in off the street, strengthen mental health care, add billions of dollars in additional Department of Veterans Affairs funding, and reform a system that often places barriers between veterans and the benefits they have earned. Obama and Joe Biden will ensure we honor the sacred trust to care for our nation’s veterans. A Sacred Trust: Barack Obama and Joe Biden are committed to creating a 21st Century Department of Veterans' Affairs that provides the care and benefits our nation's veterans deserve. Help for Returning Service Members: Obama and Biden will improve the quality of health care for veterans, rebuild the VA's broken benefits system, and combat homelessness among veterans. Improved Treatment for Mental Health and TBI: Obama and Biden will improve mental health treatment for troops and veterans suffering from combat-related psychological injuries.

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22.1: Modest-Income Veterans

22.2: VA Care

22.3: Homelessness

22.4: Employment Discrimination

22.5: Transition

22.6: VA Medical Care Funding

22.7: Benefits Bureaucracy

22.8: Mental Health Treatment

22.9: Traumatic Brain Injury Care

22.10: Vet Centers

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