ASSEMBLY COMMERCE AND MILITARY AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION No. 159

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED: NOVEMBER 6, 1997

      The Assembly Commerce and Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee reports favorably Assembly Resolution No. 159.

      This resolution calls upon the United States Congress to pass H.R.1156, "The Veterans Medical Care Equity Act of 1997," which requires the United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs to equitably fund federal veterans medical care programs and which maintains funding levels for New Jersey's Lyons and East Orange veterans hospitals.