Military Construction, Veterans Affairs Bill Passes US House

The U.S. House has passed a $73.5 billion Military Construction Appropriations bill, which includes Veterans Administration programs.  About $200 million of that would be spent in Alaska.  Representative Don Young says the bill includes money to start reducing a backlog of VA claims.

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