Spending plan for vets programs gets Senate support, but fights loom

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Spending plan for vets programs gets Senate support, but fights loom
By Leo Shane III
Jun 22, 02:49 PM
The entrance to the West Palm Beach VA Medical Center in Florida. (VA photo)

Senate appropriators on Thursday advanced plans for $320 billion in Veterans Affairs spending in fiscal 2024, setting up a showdown with their House counterparts — not on budget levels, but on social issue fights attached to veterans programming plans.

The measure, adopted by a bipartisan, unanimous vote in the Senate Appropriations Committee, includes a roughly 6% increase in funding for VA operations next fiscal year.

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