Deal struck on VA reform bill [View all]

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Deal struck on VA reform bill
By Julian Hattem - 07/27/14 04:24 PM EDT

Leaders in the House and Senate have reached a deal on legislation to reform the Veterans Affairs (VA) Department and are poised to unveil it on Monday.

Michael Briggs, a spokesman for Sen Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), told The Hill in an email that an agreement has been reached that will “deal with both the short-term and long-term needs of the VA."

The VA bill appeared in doubt last week as Sanders and Rep. Jeff Miller (R-Fla.) — the chairmen of the two Veterans Affairs' committees — butted heads over rival proposals. But they kept talking over the weekend, and on Sunday suggested a deal was at hand.

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Sanders and Miller will appear together at a joint press conference at the Capitol on Monday afternoon, and are likely to announce a final agreement at that time.