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The U.S. Senate has passed the Fiscal Year 2026 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (MilCon-VA) Appropriations Act with a vote of 87-9, providing support for critical housing, infrastructure, and facilities for U.S. military forces and their families, as well as increased funding for veterans health care
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Rep. Brad Finstad, R-Minnesota, has reintroduced legislation aimed at establishing a Vet Center in Mankato, Minnesota, to provide free, community-based counseling services to eligible veterans and their families. The congressman met with local veterans and reintroduced the legislation in the 118th Congress, citing the need for better access to VA
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U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper expressed outrage on the Senate floor as he called out Republicans' disastrous budget bill that slashes more than $1 trillion in funding for Medicaid and health care services. Hickenlooper joined his Democratic colleagues in introducing two new bills to repeal the health care cuts
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Congressmen Eugene Vindman (D-Va.-07) and Young Kim (R-Calif.-40) have introduced a bipartisan bill to address a long-standing issue in the U.S. tax code that unfairly penalizes American taxpayers waiting on delayed tax refunds. The Cutting Paperwork for Taxpayers Act aims to eliminate extra taxes and forms on
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U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and 17 Republican colleagues have introduced the Equal Shot Act to prevent the Small Business Administration (SBA) from discriminating against firearm-related businesses. The legislation aims to defend the Second Amendment rights of Idaho's small business firearm industry and ensure fair access to
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The U.S. Senate Democrats have introduced the Protecting Health Care And Lowering Costs Act, a legislation that would reverse all of the health care cuts in the Republicans' budget package. The bill aims to address the devastating effects of the cuts, which include kicking nearly 15 million people
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The Senate Appropriations Committee has marked up and approved the draft fiscal year 2026 Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations acts in a 26-3 vote. Chair Patty Murray (D-WA) and Ranking Member Chris Coons (D-DE) praised the bipartisan bills for making crucial investments in
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U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith has made significant strides in advancing maternal health, education, and job training in Mississippi by working with the Senate Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee to develop the FY2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (Labor-HHS) Appropriations Bill. The bill, which was approved 26-3 by the Senate
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A bipartisan group of senators, led by Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Rand Paul (R-KY), James Lankford (R-OK), and Thom Tillis (R-NC), has advanced legislation aimed at simplifying the disaster assistance application process for survivors of natural disasters. The legislation, known as the Disaster Assistance Simplification Act, would require the Federal
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The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs has voted to advance Senator Tim Sheehy's bipartisan VA Home Loan Awareness Act, as part of the ROAD to Housing Act of 2025. This legislation aims to help more veterans access the VA Home Loan program by
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U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) have introduced a bipartisan bill to tackle pharmaceutical industry practices that extend monopolies on lifesaving drugs, increasing costs for patients. The REMEDY Act would promote competition by removing barriers to FDA approval for
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The Association of International Certified Professional Accountants has issued a statement in support of legislation that would allow domestic abuse survivors to file taxes as single, giving them autonomy over their tax filings and access to benefits without being financially tied to their abusive or absent spouse. The Survivor Assistance
