Appropriations Committee approves 2015 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs bill with $1.5 billion increase in VA funding

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WASHINGTON, D.C.– The House Appropriations Committee today approved the fiscal year 2015 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill, which contains funding to train and equip our troops, provide housing and services to military personnel and their families, help maintain base infrastructure, and fund veterans’ benefits and programs. The bill will now head to the House floor for consideration.

“One of the reasons it is important to get our fiscal house in order is so that we can make good on our promise to veterans and provide the benefits they earned and deserve,” said Amodei. “As we look to reduce spending elsewhere, I think the increase in funding for veterans programs at this time represents a strong, bipartisan commitment to fulfill this pledge.”

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