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Veterans benefits and burials would continue in government shutdown, but other services could be affected

WASHINGTON — If the federal government shuts down after midnight Sept. 30 over a funding impasse in Congress, the Department of Veterans Affairs would keep sending veterans their monthly pensions and ...
Military.com

Fingers Pointed At and By VA for Ongoing Shutdown, Benefits Claims Processes

The Democrats’ government shutdown is limiting services for veterans and making life miserable for VA employees, and things ...
Stars and Stripes

Plans to halt food stamps Nov. 1 will impact more than 1 million veterans

Monthly food stamps to low-income veterans will end Nov. 1, as funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is ...
WAPT

Veterans benefits, including health care, will continue during shutdown, VA says

The U.S. is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep government programs and services running by Wednesday’s deadline.
Military Times

Pick to lead VA benefits work faces criticism over reform proposals

Karen Brazell, nominee to serve as the next Veterans Affairs Under Secretary for Benefits, speaks during her confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on Sept. 10. (Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee) ...