CSPAN Washington Journal Leo Shane Discusses Veterans Health Care Bill April 20, 2017
This is a somewhat controversial program. It was founded in 2014 in response to the v. A. Wait time scandals. This allows veterans to go to private care, to outside v. A. Care, if they meet certain requirements. Theres been a lot of frustration around the program because of red tape and some of the bureaucracy, some of the eligibility requirements, but for the most part lawmakers have liked it. It had a sunset date coming up in august. And this just lets the program go on until it runs out of money. President trump and v. A. Officials, some of the top congressional officials were there to cele...