THIS WEEK IN CONGRESS - August 18, 2017
(WorldNews Politics)

In this issue: ________________________________________________________________________ Trump signs Choice funding bill Northern Marianas veterans can continue seeking health care services from community providers now that President Trump signed into law the VA Choice and Quality Employment Act of 2017. In June, VA officials notified Congress that the Choice program would run out of money on August 15 due to a huge increase in patient visits between March and May 2017. Intense negotiations between the House and Senate Veterans Affairs Committees resulted in a bipartisan deal that provides $2.1 billion to fund Choice for six months while Congress works on a replacement, and $1.8 billion for...