Obama signs bipartisan VA reform law at Fort Belvoir
President Obama signed the new veterans health care reform bill at Fort Belvoir Virginia with service members veterans groups and lawmakers from both parties in attendance. He called the law a rare bipartisan achievement and warned further action was needed to cut wait lists and improve VA health care while pursuing long term goals for service members and veterans.
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Obama authorizes airstrikes in Iraq
President Barack Obama authorized U S airstrikes in northern Iraq to defend Americans and protect civilians under siege amid advancing Islamic militants. He said planes have already dropped humanitarian aid to tens of thousands of Iraqi minorities, marking deeper U S involvement since 2011.
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Veterans health care overhaul backed by Congress amid wait-time uproar
Law funds $10 billion to pay private doctors for veterans unable to get timely VA care and $5 billion to hire more staff. It also finances 27 new VA clinics, strengthens firing rules for senior VA executives, and aims to address homelessness, crisis reports, and disability claim backlogs cited by veterans groups. Paul Rieckhoff calls the measure a Band-Aid, while Daniel Dellinger says it is only a first step.
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