Legislative Update 3 March 2017: Is Trump’s Defense Budget Enough?

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IS TRUMP’S DEFENSE BUDGET ENOUGH?

Proposal faces uphill battle

President Donald Trump’s proposed budget has many in Congress happy, but some key lawmakers say it isn’t enough.

 
 

VA SECRETARY OUTLINES NEW VISION

Sec. Shulkin outlines 10-point plan

The new VA secretary laid out a 10-point plan for improving veterans’ health care this weekend – and it doesn’t include a move toward privatization.

 
 

VA COSTS COULD BALLOON WITH ‘CHOICE’ REFORM, NEW ‘AO’ AILMENTS

Decision “weeks away,” says VA secretary

VA Secretary David Shulkin will soon decide whether hundreds of thousands more Vietnam War veterans will be eligible for VA compensation and health care for new illnesses linked to Agent Orange and other herbicides used during the war.

 
 

BURN PIT STUDY RELEASED

64,000 veterans join registry

A new study by the VA on burn pits provides little insight, but a big opportunity for health care experts.

 

 

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