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House of Representatives Approves Billions for Veterans Healthcare

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The House has approved legislation to boost health care spending for veterans.  

About half of the 148 billion dollar measure is for veterans' pensions and disability payments.   More than 500,000 veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan are seeking compensation for service related injuries.