Senators reach compromise on VA reform bill

Federal Times: The secretary of the Veterans Affairs Department would still be able to fire senior executives under compromise VA reform legislation that a group of senators unveiled June 5.

Senators Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and John McCain, R-Ariz., have outlined compromise legislation combining several bills that would authorize $500 million for new doctors and nurses at the VA and allow the agency to enter into 28 new major medical leases across the country. The legislation is also supported by Senators Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Richard Burr, R-N.C.

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