Senate Republicans Introduce Bill to Ban Biden From Diverting VA Resources

Pearl Harbor survivors and World War II veterans, along with family and friends, render honors during the national anthem at the 80th Anniversary Pearl Harbor Remembrance in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Dec. 7, 2021. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jessica Gray

GOP lawmakers attempted to block the Biden administration from diverting Veterans Affairs (VA) resources to address the border crisis.

A coalition of Republican senators introduced legislation (pdf) on April 26 to prioritize the needs of the nation’s veterans over illegal immigrants. The new bill would secure the VA funds from providing “emergency assistance at the southern border of the United States resulting from the repeal of certain public health orders, and for other purposes.”