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Vets’ benefits checks could be delayed without a VA funding fix soon
« on: September 06, 2024, 11:19:57 am »
Vets’ benefits checks could be delayed without a VA funding fix soon
By Leo Shane III
 Sep 6, 2024, 09:17 AM
 
Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars listen during a hearing on Capitol Hill in March. (Leo Shane III/Staff)
When lawmakers return to Capitol Hill next week, they’ll have just three weeks to agree upon a short-term budget extension to keep federal operations open this fall and prevent a partial government shutdown.

But that might not even be their biggest fiscal challenge.


That’s because Department of Veterans Affairs officials have warned that if their own fiscal shortfall isn’t addressed by Sept. 20, tens of millions of dollars in veterans benefits could be disrupted starting in October, a potential disaster for families dependent on that support.

Administrators need about $2.9 billion approved for fiscal 2024 operations and about $12 billion more for fiscal 2025 accounts because of a surge in benefits payouts in recent months.

https://www.navytimes.com/veterans/2024/09/06/vets-benefits-checks-could-be-delayed-without-a-va-funding-fix-soon/
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Re: Vets’ benefits checks could be delayed without a VA funding fix soon
« Reply #1 on: September 06, 2024, 11:21:53 am »
Who cares about veteran's benefits anyway?  Right, Kamala? :whistle:
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Re: Vets’ benefits checks could be delayed without a VA funding fix soon
« Reply #2 on: September 06, 2024, 06:39:44 pm »
Quote from: rangerrebew on September 06, 2024, 11:21:53 am
Who cares about veteran's benefits anyway?  Right, Kamala? :whistle:

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Re: Vets’ benefits checks could be delayed without a VA funding fix soon
« Reply #3 on: September 06, 2024, 06:43:46 pm »
Guaranteed that those in Congress and their staffers won't suffer...

Note it is the Vets, the Elderly, Fire and Police Departments and the garbage collectors which always get shut down first.
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Re: Vets’ benefits checks could be delayed without a VA funding fix soon
« Reply #4 on: September 06, 2024, 06:50:41 pm »
That's just great...
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