From: Fox Verdun (AKA) Eddie W. Verdon:

     To:   * Representative Ami Bera


 Re:VA ensure continuous availability of gender-specific services H.R.2054

As your constituent and a supporter of DAV, I write to urge you to co-sponsor and work for passage of H.R. 2054, introduced by Representative Corinne Brown, Ranking Member of the Veterans' Affairs Committee.

The bill would require the VA to ensure continuous availability of gender-specific services at every VA health care facility, including community-based clinics.

As established and documented in DAV's September 2014 Report, Women Veterans: The Long Journey Home, women veterans are the fastest growing cohort in the VA's current treatment population, but VA programs have not kept pace with the rate of growth. DAV made a series of recommendations both to VA and Congress to improve conditions in which women veterans would enjoy greater access to an appropriate array of services. The Brown bill is a direct outgrowth of DAV's report.

Please advise me of the actions you intend to take in respect to the Brown bill.

Sincerely,

Fox Verdun
(AKA) Eddie W. Verdon
Fox Verdun's~ Advocate 4 Veterans Justice