Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of March 10, 2025.
If lawmakers do not pass a new budget bill by March 14, funding for most federal programs and serives will run out.
About two-thirds of Veterans Affairs jobs will be excluded from a White House order blocking new hiring.
VA hires about 40,000 new workers every year to maintain operations at VA medical sites. It's unclear if that can continue under Trump's hiring halt.
