{"id":57553,"date":"2019-06-25T21:15:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-25T21:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/06\/25\/big-va-budget-boost-included-in-controversial-spending-bill\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T10:47:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T10:47:41","slug":"big-va-budget-boost-included-in-controversial-spending-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/veterans\/2019\/06\/25\/big-va-budget-boost-included-in-controversial-spending-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Big VA budget boost included in controversial spending bill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">House Democrats on Thursday advanced a nearly $400 billion spending bill that includes a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/03\/11\/trump-backs-a-huge-increase-in-va-spending-but-his-budget-plan-still-may-upset-some-veterans\/\" target=\"_blank\">hefty increase in Veterans Affairs spending<\/a> next year and also restrictions on President Donald Trump\u2019s ability to move military construction money into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/02\/15\/white-house-promises-using-military-funds-to-build-trumps-border-wall-wont-hurt-force-readiness\/\" target=\"_blank\">southern border wall construction<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The passage \u2014 by a 227-194 party line vote \u2014 was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2019\/06\/19\/house-passes-983-billion-spending-package-226-203-bucking-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\">second major appropriations package<\/a> advanced by the chamber this month, as party leaders set their priorities for fiscal 2020 spending and push back on White House demands for more military spending and less money for other domestic priorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The measure spans seven federal agencies, including the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and Housing and Urban Development. More than half of the total would go to the Department of Veterans Affairs, which would see its budget rise nearly 10 percent to $217.5 billion in fiscal 2020 under the plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/03\/11\/trump-backs-a-huge-increase-in-va-spending-but-his-budget-plan-still-may-upset-some-veterans\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/42668952140_b040aa8248_o.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Trump wants a huge increase in VA spending, but some vet groups are still unhappy. Here\u2019s why.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">If approved, the $216 billion proposed budget would be the largest in VA history.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That total is slightly more than the White House request for the department next year, and represents yet another significant annual boost for veterans support programs. It\u2019s nearly nearly double the total VA funding level from 10 years ago and more than four times the total in fiscal 2001, when the entire VA budget was only about $45 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c(This legislation) will provide significant and enhanced funding for the VA, deliver on our promise of medical care and benefits that veterans have earned through service to our nation, and make smart investments in critical programs that make a real difference in the lives of servicemembers and veterans,\u201d Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla. and chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee\u2019s panel on veterans issues, said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The legislation also includes $10.5 billion in military construction funding, with a boost of $140 million specifically to help improve the quality of family housing at and near bases across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The move came in response to widespread reports of mold, vermin, and unaddressed repairs at privatized military housing units earlier this year. Lawmakers have planned additional reforms to address the issue in the annual defense authorization bill, to be voted on by the full chamber next month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But despite support for the VA funding and military housing reforms, the latest appropriations package faces an uncertain future after a threatened White House veto.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/05\/09\/big-boost-in-va-funding-could-be-halted-by-border-wall-funding-fight\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5340717.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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