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House adopts conference report on veterans budget, adding funding for veterans homes and homelessness programs
Summary
The Minnesota House adopted the conference committee report on Senate File 1959 and repassed the bill as amended, providing increased funding for veterans homes, homelessness services and suicide prevention.
The Minnesota House on the floor adopted the conference committee report for Senate File 1959, the state government bill establishing a budget for the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (MDVA), and repassed the bill as amended by the conference committee.
Representative Gene Bliss, the member from Beltrami and the conference committee author on the House side, moved adoption and said, “We did it. We got a lot more funding. Fortunately, we are able to fully fund our veterans homes. We restored the homelessness initiatives.” Representative Bliss asked members for a green vote and emphasized funding to staff veterans homes and suicide-prevention efforts.
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