[AMP-L] US Senators Call for Prosthetics Research

[Wayne Renardson]

Senators Call for Prosthetic Research

U.S. Senators Daniel Akaka (D-HI) and Larry Craig (R-ID) - the top Democrat and 
top Republican on the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs - have sent a joint 
letter urging a substantial increase for medical and prosthetic research within 
the U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs.  

Their letter was directed to the leaders of the Senate Appropriations 
Committee, which has jurisdiction over financing both military construction and 
projects impacting veterans. "A robust research program is also essential if VA 
is to match the needs of service members returning from combat who are 
suffering injuries that would have been fatal in previous wars," the senators 
said.   

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