Appropriations panel trims Veterans Affairs budget amendment over commissioner pay increase
The Senate Appropriations Committee amended and approved the Department of Veterans Affairs budget bill (Senate Bill 20‑25), cutting funding tied to a recent commissioner pay increase and preserving other program additions including rural transport grants, state approving agency staff and service-dog support.
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The Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday approved an amended budget for the Department of Veterans Affairs that reduces an administration-proposed pay supplement tied to a recent commissioner salary increase and advances multiple program additions.
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