GOP's proposed vets benefits change kicks off new lawmaker slugfest

EVENING FOR THE VETERAN OF THE VETERAN SHARE OF THE DAY

GOP's proposed vets benefits change kicks off new lawmaker slugfest
By Leo Shane III
Tuesday, May 16
A burn pit at Forward Operating Base Caferetta in southern Afghanistan in 2011. Changes proposed by Republican lawmakers to a mandatory budget account related to benefits for veterans' burn pit injuries are at the center of a funding fight on Capitol Hill. (AP Photo)

Republican House appropriators on Tuesday unveiled plans for a $320 billion Veterans Affairs budget in fiscal 2024, which amends the department’s controversial Toxic Exposure Fund to allow for easier spending adjustments in the future. Democrats are already calling that another attack on veterans’ benefits.

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