Congressional fights over plans to cut tens of thousands of VA staffers hinge on lawmakers' views on just how dysfunctional the department is.
The administration framed the budget as a 13% increase, but that includes a spending package Congress has yet to pass.
VA would be one of only a few federal departments to see a funding increase under the president's $1.7 trillion budget plan.
Veterans advocates said the move to reopen the 90/10 loophole could once again allow predatory institutions to prey upon student veterans.
