Three brigade commanders have been fired there since April 2021. For a veteran receiving about $1,500 in monthly payouts, that level of increase would mean about $130 extra each month. Thousands of families had feared being dropped from the program in early 2023. Sen. Jon Tester wants more resources to help rural vets get money from the program. Some portions of the sweeping veterans policy measure will go into effect as soon as it becomes law. Others will take years. President Joe Biden is expected to sign the sweeping plan into law in coming days. Republicans have accused Democrats of making new changes to complicate the sweeping veterans policy measure, but the budget issues they cite have been in the bill for months. "We just want to know why veterans are getting screwed.” But Senate Republicans say the total still isn't enough to cover military needs. The VA’s top health care post had been unfilled since early 2017. Load More
