VA chief vows renewed customer service focus
VA Secretary Robert McDonald announces a sweeping reorganization aimed at simplifying access to services for 22 million veterans. The plan creates a single customer service structure, a chief customer service officer, and regional divisions to unify health care benefits loans and cemetery services amid scrutiny over delays at the Phoenix VA hospital.
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Congress Repeats Lame Duck Session Agenda
Congress returns to Washington for a lame duck session to finish work before Republicans take the Senate in January. The agenda covers funding the government, renewing expiring tax breaks, the defense policy bill, and Obama nominations plus requests for funds to fight ISIS, Ebola, and unaccompanied migrant children. Democrats promise an ambitious program while House Republicans seek flexibility in negotiations ahead of next year.
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Obama urges tighter regulation of Internet providers nationwide
President Obama called on the FCC to treat broadband as a public utility and bar providers such as Verizon and AT&T from charging data hogs like Netflix extra to speed content. The move drew anger from Republicans and cable firms while sending cable stocks lower as the FCC nears a decision on broadband deals.
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