Congress compromises at last

Register Herald of Beckley, W.Va.: A compromise in what has been a sharply contested effort to fund reforms and boost health care coverage for veterans has been reached between Senate and House negotiators in Washington.

The tug-of-war was noteworthy because it was so public, with Sen. Bernard Sanders, I-Vermont, and Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Florida, releasing a joint statement saying they had “made significant progress” on legislation to make the VA more accountable.

We are heartened to see that Democrats and Republicans, and in Sanders’ case, independents, can still agree on what should be a bipartisan measure.

When the stakes are high enough, and doing the right thing for our military veterans is about as high as it gets, Congress can put aside its partisanship for the proper cause. Isn’t it time for more of that?