NEW JERSEY STATE COUNCIL VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA, INC. Post Office Box 1229 Bayonne, New Jersey  07002-6229 Phone: 908-638-6010   Fax: 908-638-8443

VVA Resolution

     WHEREAS, The Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc. is a congressionally chartered veterans organization consisting of Vietnam era veterans; and
     WHEREAS, The Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., since its inception, has researched recommended and monitored the cost and delivery of veterans programs by the federal government; and   
     WHEREAS, The Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc. has regularly communicated to Members of Congress its views and findings concerning the funding and delivery of VA services; and
     WHEREAS, Among the most effective means of communication has been the appearance of representatives of the Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc. to present written and oral testimony before both the House' Veterans Affairs Committee and the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, either in separate and/or joint session; and
     WHEREAS, The Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc. and other veterans’ organizations testimony and related presentations have been made well in advance of final decisions of funding VA services and the completion of the federal budget; and
     WHEREAS, The Chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee has decreed that future testimony by The Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc. will be received annually in February; and
     WHEREAS, The change to February was made without consultation with and in spite of prior objections by The Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc. and other veterans’ organizations; and
     WHEREAS, It is the opinion of The Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc. that rescheduling testimony to February will seriously degrade The Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.’s ability and opportunity to carry out its duties as mandated in its Congressional Charter;  

     NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, By The Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., New Jersey State Council, that VVA New Jersey State Council is on record in opposition to any change in the scheduling of veterans service organization’ testimony before Congressional Veterans Affairs Committees; and be it further
     RESOLVED, That The Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., New Jersey State Council President  John D. LeGates be, and is hereby directed to transmit, under cover of correspondence, a copy of this resolution to every member of the New Jersey Congressional Delegation; and be it further
     RESOLVED, That The Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., New Jersey State Council undertake the widest possible dissemination of the position established by this resolution; and be it finally
     RESOLVED, That this resolution be forwarded to The Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., National Headquarters for all appropriate action consistent with the intent of this resolution.

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