Senate Approves Veterans’ Health Care Bill

By JONATHAN WEISMAN, NY Times: Politics
Thu, 07/31/2014 - 6:14pm

In something of a consolation prize in a year marred by gridlock, the Senate approved a $17 billion expansion in veterans’ health care.

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