The U.S. Senate voted Thursday to pass a proposal from U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla. -- the chairmen of their respective chambers' Veterans Affairs Committee, reforming the U.S. Veterans Affairs department -- sending $17 billion to help its medical facilities.
U.S. Sen. Bernie Miller and U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla. -- the chairmen of their respective chambers Veterans Affairs Committee, reforming the U.S. Veterans Affairs department -- are sending $17 billion to help its medical facilities.
The new funds, which will be used over the next three years, come in the aftermath of reports across the nation detailing altered wait lists at VA facilities. As a result, Eric Shinseki resigned his post as VA secretary back in May.
The proposal passed the House earlier in the week and passed the Senate 91-3 on Thursday.
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U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, launched the Palestinian and United Nations Anti-Terrorism Act of 2014 on Thursday. Rubios bill would cut off American funds to the Palestinian Authority, United Nations Human Rights Council, and other U.N. operations in the Middle East until they stop working with Hamas.
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Gov. Rick Scott waded into foreign policy this week, sending a letter to President Barack Obama calling on him to push against the Maduro regime controlling Venezuela.
