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The VA plans to restart the initiative this month at four facilities, with an additional nine joining later this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The VA estimates that the fiscal 2027 budget would provide disability compensation to more than 7.4 million veterans and support 9.2 million veterans enrolled in VA health care. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the VA\u2019s Budget in Brief documents, the proposal would support 443,327 full-time VA employees \u2014 roughly 9,000 fewer than in 2025 but up nearly 6,200 from fiscal 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement laid out in the documents, VA Secretary Doug Collins said the proposal will enable the department to deliver timely care and benefits for all beneficiaries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis budget request reflects VA\u2019s efforts to find more effective and efficient ways to serve our mission and maximize our resources,\u201d the document states. \u201cThe days of measuring VA\u2019s progress by how much money we spend and how many people we employ, instead of how successfully we serve Veterans, are over.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Donald Trump\u2019s $2.2 trillion budget proposal for fiscal 2027 includes nearly $1.5 trillion in spending for the Defense Department \u2014 up 44% from fiscal 2026 levels \u2014 and increases for the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It trims several domestic programs, including education, food and energy assistance, housing, the National Institutes of Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, among others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The proposed VA budget increases spending for VA medical care provided in VA facilities but also increases the budget for community care, the VA\u2019s program for covering the health treatment received by veterans in non-VA facilities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The budget, which also includes a request for advanced funding for fiscal 2028, ensures that veterans benefits and services are never affected by a government shutdown. 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The request of $52 billion from the Cost of War Toxic Exposures Fund is likely to raise concerns among Democratic lawmakers, who have argued that the continued use of the funds could jeopardize monies set aside for a specific purpose. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The proposal also seeks to cut what White House officials referred to as \u201cdivisive and wasteful diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.\u201d The budget documents did not specify which diversity programs the budget will defund, but officials said the reductions would ensure that \u201cVA funding is used for critical VA missions: providing healthcare; benefits; and cemetery services for America\u2019s veterans.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president\u2019s proposed budget represents Trump\u2019s vision for the federal government. 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