Washington, April 22 -- Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez issued the following press release:

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez announced today significant progress in her fight to support veterans living in RVs and mobile homes and rural veterans traveling long distances for medical appointments.

The amendments were adopted unanimously and passed as part of the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs spending bill. The spending bill next goes to the House floor for consideration.

"Our veterans deserve the respect and flexibility to pursue housing that makes sense for them. Forcing a pigeonholed one size fits all mentality onto them when they're trying to seek out health services or find a place to locate their RV or mobile home is a disservic...