US Edition‘We call it betrayal’: Veterans join Dems in D.C. to protest Trump’s sweeping VA job cuts
- VA Secretary Doug Collins testified on May 6, 2025, in Washington regarding plans to reduce the VA workforce by up to 15%, affecting over 80,000 jobs.
- The reduction aims to eliminate waste and increase efficiency as part of the Trump administration’s effort to shrink federal government size, but Democrats criticized lack of transparency.
- Collins asserted that no doctors or direct care staff have been fired, and that about 300,000 critical positions are exempt from cuts while nearly 2,400 workers have been let go so far.
- Sen. Richard Blumenthal warned the cuts could devastate veterans’ services, calling it “a disaster on the horizon,” while Collins denied harming care and accused Democrats of fearmongering.
- The workforce reduction and VA reforms have raised concerns over service disruptions and oversight, especially amid the delayed inspector general nomination of Cheryl Mason, criticized for lacking independence.
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Veteran Affairs Secretary pledges federal layoffs will not affect care or benefits
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins says efficiency will not reduce effectiveness at the VA. During an interview with Queen City News, Collins said any cuts he makes will focus on bureaucracy, not actual healthcare. “My overall goal was to set a new tone here…and I think that’s what we’ve been doing every day because they hear from me it every day, it's about the veteran,” said Collins. On Tuesday, Collins…
Duckworth announces legislation protecting VA jobs
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) said Wednesday she is introducing two bills aimed at protecting jobs at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), amid broad efforts by the Trump administration to reduce the agency’s workforce. The first piece of legislation is the Protecting Veterans in Crisis Act, which would require VA Secretary Doug Collins to report…
Trump’s VA job cuts prompt vets, Dems to protest in D.C.: 'Betrayal'
WASHINGTON — Veterans and Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill Tuesday protested the Trump administration’s planned cuts for the Department of Veterans Affairs that include slashing some 80,000 jobs, which many worry will affect the massive agency’s delivery of medical care and benefits. The group rallied outside the U.S. Capitol shortly after VA Secretary Doug Collins finished lengthy questioning before the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs,…
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