The VA has pointed to the PACT Act, a landmark law that passed with bipartisan support in 2022, as a key driver behind the budget shortfall, pointing to increases in enrollment in VA health care, appointments and applications benefits. During a hearing ...

The Senate passed an emergency bill on Thursday to address a nearly $3 billion shortfall that the Department of Veterans Affairs is facing, sending the bill to President Joe Biden’s desk. The bill passed by voice vote which would allocate about $2.

North Carolina U.S. Congressman Greg Murphy said he voted in favor of the bill to ensure veterans are taken care of, not because the Department of Veterans Affairs is deserving.

Senators on Wednesday grilled leaders from the Department of Veterans Affairs on why they were given just six weeks’ notice of a nearly $3 billion gap in the agency’s budget that potentially could prevent some veterans from receiving their benefits.

VA needed emergency funding by Friday to avoid delays in compensation and pension benefit payments that go to 7 million veterans and their survivors.

Lawmakers are moving quickly to pass emergency legislation to plug a roughly $3 billion shortfall facing the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), as officials warn veterans’ and survivors’ benefits payments are at risk absent congressional action in the coming days.