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Senate Veterans' Affairs Commitee Chairman Daniel K. Akaka (D-Hawaii) and Senators Jon Tester (D-Montana) and Mark Begich (D-Alaska) speak in favor of the Caregiver and Veterans Health Services Act at the U.S. Capitol on November 9. After months of delay due to a hold by a single Senator, the bill was approved by the Senate on November 19, by a vote of 98-0.

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Senate Passes Sweeping Reform for Veterans and Their Caregivers

The U.S. Senate voted 98-0 to pass the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2009, a sweeping reform bill sponsored by Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Daniel K. Akaka (D-Hawaii) for wounded warriors and the families who care for them.

"Today the Senate reaffirmed that caring for veterans is a cost of war, a cost wounded warriors and their family members should not be forced to pay alone," said Akaka. "I applaud my colleagues for recognizing the urgent need to pass this bill, and I thank the many veterans, veterans' organizations, and concerned Americans who pushed for today's vote."

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.:	Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Akaka speaks at a press conference in the Capitol on veterans legislation. Pictured in the front row (left-to-right): Ed Edmondson and his son U.S. Army Specialist Eric Edmondson, who was injured in an IED attack in Iraq in 2005, Senators Richard Durbin, Harry Reid, Jack Reed, and Patty Murray. [November 10, 2009] View Picture»

.:	President Obama signs into law the Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act, which he cosponsored with Chairman Akaka when he was in the Senate. To the left of Akaka are VA Secretary Eric Shinseki, House Veterans' Affairs Chairman Bob Filner, and Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Leaders of Veterans Service Organization in the top row. [October 23, 2009] View Picture»