Republicans approved plans for an 18% boost in total Veterans Affairs spending next year, but the measure is far from becoming law.
Democrats want promises from department leaders that sensitive medical and financial information is being handled securely.
The appropriations plan would add more than $80 billion to the current VA funding level, giving the department its biggest budget ever.
The agency has held town halls informing employees that it’s suspending a regrade of existing GS-13 nursing positions.
