A coronation of Hillary Clintons potential presidential campaign by Democrats would hurt her chances of winning a race for the White House, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said.
The deal includes $10 billion in emergency funding to give veterans who cant get a VA medical appointment the option to receive non-VA care, and $5 billion to pay for hiring staff.
Negotiations in Congress over how to finance medical care for military veterans are stalled although Republicans and Democrats say completing a deal before next month is a top priority.
Benefits for military veterans will cost an extra $1.14 billion in the next five years without management improvements in an agency already criticized for health-care delays
The U.S. Senate voted to spend about $1.5 billion to improve health-care access for military veterans two weeks after an inspector generals report exposed widespread mismanagement at government hospitals.
House Speaker John Boehner said hes still pushing to revamp U.S. immigration law even after mocking fellow Republicans for not backing legislation because its too hard.
In a Capitol where accomplishments are built on relationships, some of Boehners most trusted confidantes wont return next year, when lawmakers must again address the U.S. debt ceiling and possibly grapple with immigration policy.
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