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Bipartisan Senate group offers bill to plug VA benefit shortfall - Roll Call

The group of senators introduced a bill that would provide the Veterans Department with an extra $2.9 billion.

Roll Call

Jon Stewart pushes VA to cover troops sickened by uranium after 9/11. Again, they are told to wait

Comedian Jon Stewart and troops sickened by uranium have ended a meeting at the Department of Veterans Affairs angry that once again they have been told they will have to wait to see whether the VA will connect their illnesses to the toxic base where they were deployed shortly after…

The Independent UK

House Democrats urge VA to find gun rider workaround - Roll Call

Rep. Mike Thompson led nearly 140 lawmakers in urging the VA to minimize the fallout from a gun-related policy rider in a new spending law.

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Controversial Kiss photograph can stay in veterans’ facilities after rapid U-turn

Biden administration rescinds ‘not sanctioned’ memo that said VJ Day image depicting ‘non-consensual act’ would be withdrawn

The Guardian - US

VA Secretary Reverses Decision On V-J Day Photo Ban

Learn how the Veterans Affairs secretary reversed a memo banning the iconic 'V-J Day in Times Square' photo at VA facilities.

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Lawmakers move to help veterans at risk of losing their homes

Senators are introducing a bill to help thousands of veterans who, through no fault of their own, were left facing foreclosure when a VA COVID-assistance program ended abruptly.

WEKU

Veterans fear the VA's new foreclosure rescue plan won't help them

A pause in foreclosures after an NPR investigation may be of no help to many vets. They were already pushed into costly loan modifications after a move by the VA stranded them in a tough spot.

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Biden in Utah to mark anniversary of PACT Act expanding veterans benefits

President Joe Biden will commemorate the first anniversary of a bipartisan law that is delivering the largest expansion of veterans benefits in decades with a visit to a Veterans Affairs hospital in Salt Lake City on Thursday

The Independent UK

Veterans see historic expansion of benefits for toxic exposure as new law nears anniversary

Hundreds of thousands of veterans have received additional benefits in the past year after President Joe Biden signed legislation expanding coverage for conditions connected to burn pits that were used to destroy trash and potentially toxic materials

The Independent UK

LGBTQ+ pride flags at VA facilities in Mississippi draw GOP criticism, protests

All the Republicans in Mississippi’s congressional delegation are demanding that the Veterans Administration remove an LGBTQ+ pride flag from the Biloxi National Cemetery

The Independent UK

Scope of COVID-19 funding cuts emerges as debt limit flashpoint - Roll Call

Democrats are jumping on the House GOP plan to recoup unspent pandemic aid in their debt limit bill, arguing it will harm veterans programs.

Roll Call

Veterans health accounting move a new headache for appropriators - Roll Call

Debate over how how veterans funding should be provided, specifically aid to veterans exposed to toxins, is an early fiscal 2024 flashpoint.

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Homelessness among veterans has been cut in half since 2010, VA says

In Texas, the number of homeless veterans has dropped 65% between 2007 and 2020, according to the National Alliance to End Homelessness.

The Texas Tribune

Sen. Pat Toomey defends his effort to remove 'budget gimmick' from veterans health bill to address illnesses from burn pits, other toxins

WASHINGTON — In the face of criticism, Pennsylvania's Republican Sen. Pat Toomey is continuing to defend his opposition to what he calls a "budget gimmick" in an historic veterans health spending bill that received overwhelming Senate support in June.

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The Independent UK

Biden's COVID sequel: back on the balcony, dog for company

It’s back to the White House balcony and the Treaty Room for President Joe Biden as he contends with a “rebound” case of COVID-19

The Independent UK

Veteran Affairs secretary bemoans GOP amendments to burn pits bill: ‘Let’s just get it done’

’I can’t, in good conscience, do that, because the outcome of that will be rationing of care for vets, which is something I just can’t sign on,’ VA Secretary Denis McDonough said

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Biden administration challenges GOP to get burn pits bill passed

WASHINGTON — U.S. Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough expressed confidence the Senate has enough votes to pass a bill to provide health care and benefits to 3.5 million veterans exposed to toxic burn pits, even after Republicans stalled the legislation.

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Pat Toomey: Democrats tried to "sneak" $400B funding into veterans' health care bill

VA Secretary Denis McDonough warned Toomey's amendment to the bill could lead to rationing care for veterans.

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Senate GOP puts up roadblocks to bipartisan House bill for veterans’ burn pit care

Thousands of military veterans who are sick after being exposed to toxic smoke and dust while on duty are facing a Senate roadblock to ambitious legislation designed to provide them care.

The Independent UK

Trump demands VA Secretary’s five-year-old texts in bizarre statement repeating false spying allegation

None of the allegations raised by former president are remotely true

The Independent UK

‘You cannot be American first when you put veterans last’: Jon Stewart calls on Senate to pass burn pits bill

The bill to give access to healthcare and benefits to veterans who are sick and dying from toxic exposure to burn pits passed the House earlier this month and is now heading to the Senate

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