福克斯新闻 美国国会就VA改革做出妥协（在线收听）

The compromise measure spends $17 billion, most of it in emergency funding, for the VA health system to hire new doctors, lease new clinics and allow veterans living far from clinics to get non-VA care.

(Sanders) "Planes and tanks and guns are a cost of war. So is taking care of the men and women who use those weapons and who fight our battles."

Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders drafting that bill with his House counterpart Republican Jeff Miller.

(Miller) "It also holds people within the department accountable."

By giving the VA secretary authority to fire senior executives after a 21 day appeal process.

At the Capitol, Jared Halpern, FOX News Radio.