After weeks of false claims and accusations that Republicans would cut funding to critical care and benefits offered by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Subcommittee Chairman John Carter set the record straight upon release of the bill: 

The FY24 bill prioritizes our nation’s heroes by providing $319.763 billion for the VA, which matches the President’s Budget Request and is $16.481 billion above the enacted level.

• Veterans’ health care is FULLY funded;
• Veterans’ benefits are FULLY funded;
• PACT Act is FULLY funded; and
• Other VA programs like the electronic health record modernization initiative are FULLY funded.

In a joint statement, Appropriations Chairwoman Kay Granger, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Chairman John Carter, and Veterans Affairs Chairman Mike Bost said the FY24 bill delivers on House Republicans’ promise to our veterans and they are “united in upholding our commitment to our veterans while fulfilling one of our most fundamental obligations: funding the federal government.”

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