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THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Senate Stalls $833 Monthly Boost for Disabled Veterans. Tue Aug 11 22:16:57 2026

The Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act (H.R. 6047) has been delayed by the United States Senate.

New legislation to provide severely disabled veterans and surviving military families with increased financial support has stalled in the Senate due to disagreements over funding mechanisms, raising concerns about legislative gridlock. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act (H.R. 6047) has been delayed by the Senate. Sharri Briley is a Gold Star widow, while Eric Edmundson is an Iraq War veteran. DETAIL: The legislation offers the first major increase in Special Monthly Compensation for disabled veterans in over 20 years. The legislation would also raise Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) payments for nearly 600,000 surviving spouses and family members. Specifically,…Open

JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - As California pursues high-speed rail, more than $500 million of cap-and-trade money could help Wed Apr 22 00:00:00 2026

Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has supported the continued construction on the state’s high-speed rail project, allocated $1 billion to the High-Speed Rail Authority last year in his 2025-26 budget proposal.

STRIPES (Linda F. Hersey) - VA budget would grow 7% to $488 billion in 2027 | Stars and Stripes Mon Apr 6 00:00:00 2026

The VA, which is the nation’s largest health care system, expects to provide monthly compensation to more than 7.4 million veterans in 2027.

STRIPES (Linda F. Hersey) - Senate Democrat demands ‘full accounting’ of VA health care dollars that funded staff departures | Stars and Stripes Thu Jan 29 16:21:00 2026

About $6 billion Congress provided for veterans care was spent on deferred resignations and voluntary retirements as part of a workforce reduction.