Veterans, Democratic Senators call on Bush to pass veterans bill in Washington
Cheryl Beversdorf of National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, joined by Joseph Violante of Disabled American Vets, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-VT, Sen. Richard Durbin, D-IL, Vote Vets Chairman Jon Soltz and Sen. Jack Reed, D-RI, speaks during a news conference calling on President Bush to sign a veterans funding bill on Capitol Hill in Washington on November 2, 2007. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
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