Democratic Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., during a news conference on Capitol Hill Monday refers to a letter written by Veterans Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson declining emergency supplemental funds for 2005. Reid, joined by Sen. Ken Salazar, D-Colo., is seeking an increase in veterans benefits. Democratic Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., during a news conference on Capitol Hill Monday refers to a letter written by Veterans Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson declining emergency supplemental funds for 2005. Reid, joined by Sen. Ken Salazar, D-Colo., is seeking an increase in veterans benefits.
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