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House Passes $3 Billion Funding Bill to Address Veterans Affairs Budget Shortfall

The money will cover pensions, compensation, and benefits. Another deficit is expected next fiscal year.
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House Passes $3 Billion Funding Bill to Address Veterans Affairs Budget Shortfall
An Army veteran at the Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital in Hines, Ill., on Sept. 24, 2021. Scott Olson/Getty Images
Jackson Richman
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The House passed a bill on Sept. 17 to give additional funding to the Department of Veterans Affairs as the agency faces a budget shortfall.

The bill, which was introduced by Rep. Mike Garcia (R-Calif.) and would give the VA almost $2.9 billion, passed by voice vote, and therefore no roll call was taken.
Jackson Richman
Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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