From PVA:
MEDIA CONTACT: Dana Kauffman 202-416-7608, danak@pva.org
WASHINGTON, DC — Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) issued the following statement from its President, David Zurfluh, in response to President Trump signing the VA MISSION Act into law:
“On behalf of Paralyzed Veterans of America members—veterans with spinal
cord injury or disease—their families, and caregivers, we wish to
express our gratitude to President Trump for signing this bipartisan
legislation into law. The VA MISSION Act will strengthen the ability of
the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to deliver health care in both
the community and in VA facilities around the country, as well as assess
and realign VA infrastructure. Of critical importance to PVA, the
MISSION Act will finally expand the VA Comprehensive Family Caregiver
Program to those veterans injured prior to September 11, 2001.
This legislation wouldn’t have made it across the finish line without
the enormous efforts of Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman
Johnny Isakson (R-GA) and Ranking Member Jon Tester (D-MT), as well as
House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Phil Roe (R-TN). We would
also like to thank Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) for her persistent
advocacy for the caregivers of our nation’s veterans.
Now that the VA MISSION Act has been signed into law, we will work
tirelessly to ensure that this legislation is implemented properly, and
that the VA Comprehensive Family Caregiver Program is made available to
veterans who served prior to 9/11 as swiftly as possible.”