Freshman Assemblymember David Tangipa (R-Clovis) said his father served in the military. His father is a disabled U.S. veteran. Tangipa, who said he has had to “deal personally” with VA for spousal benefits for his mother, supports SB 694 and voted in favor of the bill on Sept. 4, but stated that the measure still needs work.
“The problem is we and the government have not taken care of the veterans as much as we could because we haven’t given back the services or hired more Veteran Affairs offices to help them,” Tangipa said. “I am not in opposition to this bill. I am simply asking for more time to go all the way upstream and fix the issue.”
