{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-boebert-votes-increase-funding-veterans-benefits", "Rep. Boebert Votes to Increase Funding for Veterans\u2019 Benefits", "2023-07-27", "2023", "2023-07", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Congresswoman Lauren Boebert voted to increase funding for veterans\u2019 benefits by over $1.5 billion more than the discretionary funding level containing in the Democrats\u2019 Appropriation\u2019s bill last year. Additionally, the Appropriations bill contained six of Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s amendments that passed the House yesterday with unanimous, bipartisan consent to redirect an additional $13,000,000 to directly assisting veterans.\n\nCongresswoman Lauren Boebert (CO-03) stated, \u201cMy support for the members of our military does not end when their service is complete. Colorado is home to one of the largest veteran populations in the Nation\u2014many of whom reside in rural areas. I work every day to deliver results for these heroes who have entrusted me to be their Representative in Congress. I have a strong record supporting our veterans. This week alone, I passed six amendments through the House to increase funding for veterans\u2019 care by $13,000,000 and voted to increase funding for veterans\u2019 benefits by over $1.5 billion. I have also returned over $506,000 to veterans in Colorado\u2019s Third District via constituent casework, voted for the VA Transparency and Trust Act of 2021, voted for the Tuition Fairness for Survivors Act, helped restart Honor Flights after the pandemic, helped reopen the National Personnel Records Center, and voted for and cosponsored legislation that helps our veterans.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nH.R. 4366, the FY24 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs (VA), and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, fully funds veterans\u2019 healthcare programs, VA modernization initiatives, and veterans\u2019 benefits to ensure that our veterans receive the care they have earned. It also fully funds programs assisting veterans to address toxic exposure issues and ensure that our veterans are fully cared for.\n\nThe bill also includes funding that will increase the quality of life for servicemembers and their families across the country by allocating over $17 billion for military housing and over $293 million for constructing new child development centers. Additionally, the appropriations bill funds projects that will improve the quality of life on military bases across the country by building new infrastructure.\n\nCongresswoman Boebert\u2019s extensive record serving the veterans of Colorado\u2019s Third District is available here.\n\nThe appropriations bill also included six of Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s amendments that will redirect an additional $13,000,000 to directly assisting veterans. Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s six amendments that passed the House with unanimous, bipartisan consent include:\n\nBoebert Amendment No. 89\n\nRedirects $2,000,000 and provides additional funding for the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program, veterans\u2019 telehealth, and healthcare for veterans living in rural areas. The Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program supports suicide prevention programs in Colorado\u2019s Third District, including veterans\u2019 services in Pueblo, Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Huerfano, Las Animas, Otero, Rio Grande, and Saguache counties.\n\nBoebert Amendment No. 65\n\nRedirects $3,000,000 and provides additional funding for increasing resources for medical research and prosthetic research. This funding will ensure that our veterans receive cutting-edge medical care from the VA.\n\nBoebert Amendment No. 71\n\nRedirects $2,000,000 and provides additional funding for helping the Board of Veterans\u2019 Appeals reduce its backlog so that veterans\u2019 claims can be adjudicated in a timely manner. The current backlog exceeds 200,000 cases and has prevented veterans from receiving the care they earned in a timely manner.\n\nBoebert Amendment No. 91\n\nRedirects $2,000,000 and provides additional funding for the National Cemetery Administration to increase access to burial benefits for veterans.\n\nBoebert Amendment No. 92\n\nRedirects $2,000,000 and provides additional funding grants for Construction of Veterans Cemeteries program to assist state and tribal governments in providing burial benefits for veterans in rural areas lacking a VA national cemetery.\n\nBoebert Amendment No. 93", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:18:03Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-boebert-votes-increase-funding-veterans-benefits"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.895284116268158, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}