The Senate on Thursday passed a $3 billion emergency spending bill to cover the shortfall in Department of Veterans Affairs funding for disability and education benefits, reported The Hill.
The legislation, which passed the House on Tuesday night, now goes to the White House for signature.
“Our veterans were there for us. We have to be there for them,” Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Patty Murray, D-Wash., said on the Senate floor. “Congress has a responsibility to ensure these veterans, their family members, and survivors receive the benefits they have earned, on time.”
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