Measure Would Pare Fiscal 2017 DOD, VA Construction

摘要

Military and Veterans Affairs construction would face cutbacks under a 2017 spending bill that the House passed on June 23. The measure may stall in the Senate, due to Democrats' objections to funding levels to combat the Zika virus. The bill, crafted mainly by House and Senate GOP appropriators, would trim Dept. of Defense construction 5%, to $7.7 billion, and slice VA major-projects funds 58%, to $528 million.