Senate lawmakers on Thursday discussed military spending matters as they work to strike a budget deal for fiscal 2018 before the current continuing resolution expires on Jan. 19, Defense News reported Thursday.
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A bipartisan agreement was reached in the Senate Thursday to provide military veterans an option to receive medical care at hospitals other than those run by the Department of Veterans Affairs, the
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The Senate is set to decide on legislation that would extend various veteran privileges and create new benefits for former military service members, Federal News Radio reported Thursday. Jared Serbu writes the
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The Veterans Affairs Department has reduced the number of backlogged disability claims by 74,000 since it began the verification process in March, Nextgov.com reported Wednesday. Bob Brewin writes Thomas Murphy, director of
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The Senate Finance Committee will have three new Republican members and two new Democrat members on the panel for the new session of Congress, Reuters reports. Patrick Temple-West writes the new Republican members are
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, a Vermont independent who caucuses with Democrats, will succeed Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) as chairman of the Veterans Affairs Committee when Congress begins its next session in January. Politico
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