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Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs outlines service expansion, budget priorities and legislative concepts
Summary
Dr. Nikia Council Daniels, director of the Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs, told the Senate committee the agency is marking its 80th year, reported federal benefit flows to Oregon veterans, outlined new programs funded since Measure 96, and highlighted several bills and a proposed home-loan refinance program.
Dr. Nikia Council Daniels, director of the Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs, told the Senate Committee on Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs on Jan. 21 that ODVA will mark 80 years of service in 2025 and is seeking continued legislative support for expanded programs and operations.
“This year, the Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs will celebrate 80 years of service to Oregon veterans,” Dr. Daniels said, recapping the agency’s founding in 1945 and the earlier 1944 voter-approved veterans home loan program. She said federal VA expenditures in Oregon totaled “nearly $4,000,000,000” in fiscal year 2023 and that ODVA’s work helps channel disability…
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