Bennet, King, Bipartisan Colleagues Push Senate Appropriations Leaders to Address Planned Veterans Health Agency Staffing Cuts in Upcoming Funding Bill
May 08, 2024
May 08, 2024
WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release:
Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Angus King (I-Maine), alongside 15 of their Senate colleagues, called on U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations leaders to address planned job cuts within the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) Veterans Health Administration (VHA) that could increase wait times and make it harder for veterans and their families to access care.
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Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Angus King (I-Maine), alongside 15 of their Senate colleagues, called on U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations leaders to address planned job cuts within the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) Veterans Health Administration (VHA) that could increase wait times and make it harder for veterans and their families to access care.
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