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House GOP Rolls Out Emergency Plan To Address VA Budget Shortfall
House Republicans on Friday rolled out an emergency funding plan to address a roughly $3 billion budget shortfall facing the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee joined House Veterans Affairs Committee Chair Mike Bost (R-Ill.) unveiling the bill, dubbed the Veterans Benefits Continuity and Accountability Supplemental Appropriations Act. My bi...
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