Obama Asks for More Spending on Veterans

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ByĀ BEN KESLING

Leveraging a tidal wave of reform and renewed public support for the Department of Veterans Affairs, President Barack Obama is asking Congress for more money for a variety of programs from disability benefits to prosthetic research.

The presidentā€™s VA budget proposal for fiscal 2016, which begins Oct. 1, includes more spending focused on what Mr. Obama calls ā€œpillarsā€ of veteran support such as VA health care and benefits, programs to end veteran homelessness and to boost access to housing, jobs and education.

Mr. Obama has proposed a $168.8 billion budget, compared with $163.9 billion in 2015. He is requesting $70.2 billion in discretionary funding for the department, nearly 8% more than in 2015.

Discretionary funding includes items like medical care, research and construction, but not things like disability hire vetscompensation payments, which are considered to be mandatory funding. The department would also be able to use some $3 billion in funds collected from things like payments from health insurers and copays for discretionary purposes.

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