VFW Action Corps Weekly – March 23, 2018

VFW Action Corps Weekly – March 23, 2018 In This Issue: 1. Congress Passes Full-Year Appropriations 2. Omnibus Bill Omits Three VA Program Improvements 3. VFW Testifies in Support of Automatic COLA Increases 4. VFW Participates in Secretary of Defense Roundtable 5. Secretary Shulkin Testifies on VA’s Budget Request 6. Hearing on Transition Assistance Bills…

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Omnibus Bill Omits VA Program Improvements

Omnibus Bill Omits VA Program Improvements WASHINGTON (March 23, 2018) — Congressional leaders reached a deal Wednesday to fund the federal government through Sept. 30, the end of fiscal year 2018, but the $1.3 trillion omnibus package omitted many improvements that the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. had sought for the Department of…

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