WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Mark R. Warner issued the following press release:
U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) are pressing the administration to significantly boost funding for Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities, warning that years of underinvestment will increasingly leave Virginia veterans without the care access they've earned. In a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Douglas Collins, the senators urged the administration to align its Fiscal Year 2027 budget request with the VA's own identified infrastructure needs, including expanding access to care and modernizing aging facilities in order to better meet the health care needs of V...