POHANG, SOUTH KOREA - MARCH 12: U.S. Marines from 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, Battalion landing team deployed from Okinawa, Japan participate in the U.S. and South Korean Marines joint landing operation at Pohang seashore on March , 12, 2016 in Pohang, South Korea. It has been reported by South Korean media that the scale of this annual joint exercise is one of the largest in the past. (Photo by Woohae Cho/Getty Images)Nuclear-powered aircraft supercarrier USS John C. Stennis heads to join the Key Resolve military exercise between the United States and South Korea, at Busan port in Busan, South Korea, Sunday, March 13, 2016. North Korea said Saturday its military is ready to pre-emptively attack and "liberate" the South if it sees signs that American and South Korean troops involved in annual joint military drills are attempting to invade the North. (Jo Jung-ho/Yonhap via AP) KOREA OUTU.S. Marines perform push-ups around a memorial that was unveiled on Friday, March 11, 2016, for the seven Marines and four National Guardsmen who died in last year's crash of a Black Hawk helicopter near the location at Navarre Park, in Navarre, Fla. In addition to participating in the unveiling of the memorial the Marines are also performing a Ruck March from this Florida panhandle community to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. (Devon Ravine/Northwest Florida Daily News via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT Three F-86 Sabres and an F-22 Raptor fly in formation during the 2016 Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 6, 2016. Established in 1997, the course certifies civilian pilots of historic military aircraft and Air Force pilots to fly in formation together during the upcoming air show season. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Chris Massey)Gov. John Bel Edwards surveys flooded areas and thanks Louisiana National Guardsmen who have been assisting local agencies around the clock in Ponchatoula, La., March 12, 2016. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Toby M. Valadie)U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, take off to begin their performance during the Thunder and Lightning over Arizona Open House event at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 12, 2016. The hour-long demonstration gave spectators the chance to witness the precise maneuvers and capabilities exhibited by these F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chris Drzazgowski/Released)Army players celebrate their win over Loyola (Md.) in an NCAA women's college basketball game in the Patriot League tournament championship on Saturday, March 12, 2016, in West Point, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)U.S. Navy Steelworker 1st Class Jesse Hamblin, with Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 2, performs a fillet weld at Jinhae, Republic of Korea (ROK) March 14, 2016, during exercise Foal Eagle 2016. Foal Eagle is an annual, bilateral training exercise designed to enhance the readiness of U.S. and ROK forces, and their ability to work together during a crisis. (U.S. Navy combat camera photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Charles E. White/Released)People hold up placards as they protest against the presence of US bases, in front of the gate of the US Marine Corps' Camp Schwab in Nago on the southern island of Okinawa prefecture on June 17, 2016.
Okinawans are planning a major rally on June 19 in protest over the heavy US military presence and crimes by US personnel. / AFP / TORU YAMANAKA (Photo credit should read TORU YAMANAKA/AFP/Getty Images)Marine Corps Cpl. Leon Simpson prepares to toss a discus at the 2016 Marine Corps Trials on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 9, 2016..Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Devan K. Gowans Defense Secretary Ash Carter receives a briefing before a platoon in defense demonstration at The Basic School on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., March 9, 2016. Carter visited the base to observe Marine Corps training and speak with Marines. DoD photo by Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz
The Veterans Affairs Servicing Purchase program aimed to help financially strapped veterans get lower interest rates and avoid eviction from their homes.
Officials are examining facilities across the military medical system, which could mean closing some facilities or downgrading some hospitals to clinics.
Plans to cut more than 80,000 staffers from VA offices would severely hurt benefits delivery, said Arizona Democrat Sen. Ruben Gallego, a Marine Corps vet.