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VA updates FY 2025 health care budget shortfall to $6.6B, nearly half its previous estimate

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The Department of Veterans Affairs is cutting its request for additional funding by almost half after officials told lawmakers last week that a shortfall in its health care budget wasn’t as severe as earlier estimates showed. The VA is now asking Congress for a $ 6.6 billion supplement to its fiscal 2025 budget to keep providing more health care to more veterans than ever before. Under Secretary for Health Shereef Elnahal said in an interview Tuesday that the PACT Act, which expands eligibility for VA health care and benefits to…

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White House downplays Secret Service estimate of COVID fraud

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The White House downplayed a statement by the U.S. Secret Service that nearly $ 100 billion at minimum has been stolen from COVID-19 relief programs, saying Wednesday that the estimate is based on old reports. White House press secretary Jen Psaki, when asked to comment on the figure, said, “There is … The Washington Times stories: White House

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U.S. Default Date Is Estimate Congress Wants, Yellen Can’t Give – Bloomberg

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U.S. Default Date Is Estimate Congress Wants, Yellen Can’t Give  Bloomberg Congress, Raise the Debt Limit  The Wall Street Journal Yellen urges US Congress to raise debt limit to avoid financial crisis  Philstar.com Five questions and answers about the debt ceiling fight | TheHill  The Hill Yellen urges Congress to act quickly on debt ceiling or risk ‘economic catastrophe’  MarketWatch View Full Coverage on Google News “us congress” – Google News

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