June 30, 2005

Contact: Jeff Schrade 202-224-9093

After Wednesday's vote to approve adding $1.5 billion to the 2005 budget for the Department of Veterans Affairs, Senator Larry Craig, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, held a press conference with other senators concerning that action.

Listen to the audio file by clicking on: http://craig.senate.gov/clips/vabudget062905.mp3

The speakers in order are:

Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho)

Sen. Patty Murray (D-Washington)

Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas)

Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii)

Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-California)

Sen. Craig then responds to a question. Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pennsylvania) then adds a comment, followed by Sen. Hutchison, and then Sen. Murray.

It runs just over 12 minutes.