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Full FY18 defense budget at center of latest government shutdown threat
Republicans want a full year of defense spending but only four weeks of funding for other government programs. Democrats are opposed.
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Congress again facing a looming VA care funding crisis
Money for VA Choice operations is set to run out in mid-January, forcing Congress to pass a program fix for the third time since last spring.
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Trump accuses Dems of blocking military funding in budget negotiations
The president said Democrats are looking for “amnesty” for illegal immigrants in exchange for a budget deal, charges that have irked leaders in the past.
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Rival Senate plan to reform VA health care complicates congressional debate
A plan by Sens. Jerry Moran and John McCain could cause problems for other reform efforts already approved by the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee.
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Former House Veterans’ Affairs ranking member gets five-year prison sentence
Democrat Corrine Brown was convicted of using an education charity as a personal slush fund.
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This week in Congress: December’s first shutdown deadline
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Dec. 4.
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Trump’s tweet sparks fears of a looming government shutdown
If lawmakers can’t reach a budget deal in the next two weeks, it could disrupt military pay and base operations.
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Proposal would create a new vets insurance program, bypassing VA
A bill by a Colorado Republican would give much wider access to private-sector doctors than other proposals under debate on Capitol Hill.
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Court bars Trump on transgender troops policy
A federal judge in Washington on Monday barred President Donald Trump’s administration from excluding transgender people from military service.
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Lawmakers unveil planned VA health reforms, but department leaders want more
Proposals before Congress would allow more veterans to seek care at private-sector doctors’ offices with VA officials picking up the bill.
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Full FY18 defense budget at center of latest government shutdown threat
Republicans want a full year of defense spending but only four weeks of funding for other government programs. Democrats are opposed.
-
Congress again facing a looming VA care funding crisis
Money for VA Choice operations is set to run out in mid-January, forcing Congress to pass a program fix for the third time since last spring.
-
Trump accuses Dems of blocking military funding in budget negotiations
The president said Democrats are looking for “amnesty” for illegal immigrants in exchange for a budget deal, charges that have irked leaders in the past.
-
Rival Senate plan to reform VA health care complicates congressional debate
A plan by Sens. Jerry Moran and John McCain could cause problems for other reform efforts already approved by the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee.
-
Former House Veterans’ Affairs ranking member gets five-year prison sentence
Democrat Corrine Brown was convicted of using an education charity as a personal slush fund.
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This week in Congress: December’s first shutdown deadline
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Dec. 4.
-
Trump’s tweet sparks fears of a looming government shutdown
If lawmakers can’t reach a budget deal in the next two weeks, it could disrupt military pay and base operations.
-
Proposal would create a new vets insurance program, bypassing VA
A bill by a Colorado Republican would give much wider access to private-sector doctors than other proposals under debate on Capitol Hill.
-
Court bars Trump on transgender troops policy
A federal judge in Washington on Monday barred President Donald Trump’s administration from excluding transgender people from military service.
-
Lawmakers unveil planned VA health reforms, but department leaders want more
Proposals before Congress would allow more veterans to seek care at private-sector doctors’ offices with VA officials picking up the bill.
-
Full FY18 defense budget at center of latest government shutdown threat
Republicans want a full year of defense spending but only four weeks of funding for other government programs. Democrats are opposed.
-
Congress again facing a looming VA care funding crisis
Money for VA Choice operations is set to run out in mid-January, forcing Congress to pass a program fix for the third time since last spring.
-
Trump accuses Dems of blocking military funding in budget negotiations
The president said Democrats are looking for “amnesty” for illegal immigrants in exchange for a budget deal, charges that have irked leaders in the past.
-
Rival Senate plan to reform VA health care complicates congressional debate
A plan by Sens. Jerry Moran and John McCain could cause problems for other reform efforts already approved by the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee.
-
Former House Veterans’ Affairs ranking member gets five-year prison sentence
Democrat Corrine Brown was convicted of using an education charity as a personal slush fund.
-
This week in Congress: December’s first shutdown deadline
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Dec. 4.
-
Trump’s tweet sparks fears of a looming government shutdown
If lawmakers can’t reach a budget deal in the next two weeks, it could disrupt military pay and base operations.
-
Proposal would create a new vets insurance program, bypassing VA
A bill by a Colorado Republican would give much wider access to private-sector doctors than other proposals under debate on Capitol Hill.
-
Court bars Trump on transgender troops policy
A federal judge in Washington on Monday barred President Donald Trump’s administration from excluding transgender people from military service.
-
Lawmakers unveil planned VA health reforms, but department leaders want more
Proposals before Congress would allow more veterans to seek care at private-sector doctors’ offices with VA officials picking up the bill.
