By Reuters and Associated Press A tentative agreement has been reached by the chairmen of the U.S. Senate and House veterans committees on legislation aimed at resolving the Veterans Affairs healthcare crisis, their spokesmen said on Sunday. Independent Senator Bernie Sanders, who heads the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and his House counterpart, Republican Representative Jeff Miller, will outline the agreement at a news conference at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, their spokesmen said. 'Miller and Sanders continued negotiations on a VA reform package this weekend and made significant progress toward an agreement on legislation to make VA more accountable and to help the department recruit more doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals,' their offices said in a statement.
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Independent Senator Bernie Sanders and his House counterpart, Republican Representative Jeff Miller signed an agreement yesterday
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The agreement is aimed at recruiting more doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals
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In Pheonix, doctors allege that 40 veterans died as their names lingered on waiting lists
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The controversy led to the resignation of VA Secretary Eric Shinseki in late May
The proposal introduced by @placeholder on Thursday would provide less than $25 billion in new funds for VA healthcare, with $3.3 billion offset by other savings in the department's budget.