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County -Backed Veterans Legislation Supported at Congressional Level — Add 1 <br />"This legislation would make it much easier for families to access survivor and burial <br />benefits and additional aid from the VA," he said. "It helps them avoid coupling financial and <br />logistical stress with their emotional loss." <br />District 6 Anoka County Commissioner Julie Jeppson lauded the common-sense approach <br />of the legislation. <br />"The fact that 50 Republican and Democratic members of Congress are in support of this <br />fix speaks volumes about how needed it is," she said. "Hopefully it's enacted soon, so more <br />recently deceased veterans get the respect they deserve, and their families get the support they <br />need in their time of grief." <br />-30- <br />DK:bv <br />