Veterans' concerns ignored by House GOP in budget bill.
President Biden mocked House Republicans for not providing explicit protections for veterans programs in their bill that would condition raising the debt ceiling on deep spending cuts across much of the federal government. While House Republicans have insisted military and veterans spending would be shielded, a lack of specificity in the legislation has left them open to attacks by Democrats and caused grave concern among veteran advocacy groups. The GOP legislation seeks to cap discretionary spending at fiscal year 2022 levels and allows 1 percent growth per year going forward, potentially endangering funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs and veterans’ programs.