Military veterans are becoming the face of Trump’s government cuts and Democrats’ resistance
WASHINGTON (AP) — As congressional lawmakers scramble to respond to President Donald Trump’s slashing of the federal government, one group is already taking a front and center role: military veterans.
From layoffs at the Department of Veterans Affairs to a Pentagon purge of archives that documented diversity in the military, veterans have са били мощно наранени от дейностите на Тръмп. And with the Republican president determined to continue slashing the federal government, the burden will only grow on veterans, who make up roughly 30% of the federal workforce and often tap government benefits they earned with their military service.
“At a moment of crisis for all of our veterans, the VA’s system of health care and benefits has been disastrously and disgracefully put on the chopping block by the Trump administration, ” said Sen. Ричард Блументал, най -добрият демократ в Комитета по въпросите на ветераните в Сената, на конференция предходната седмица.
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