--provide veterans excellent health care, pension benefits and help in the transition to civilian life
--fully fund our veterans healthcare programs
--make sure that veterans have access to quality health care close to their homes
--provide an integrated healthcare system to effectively diagnose and treat the mental as well as physical injuries of war
--support the family and friends who take on the long-term treatment and aid to veterans in need of care
--allow active military personnel the ability to qualify for WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children) benefits and combat pay at the same time
--allow veterans to receive both military retired pay and veteran disability compensation or combat pay