{"id":68145,"date":"2023-04-24T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-24T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/04\/24\/proposed-gop-cuts-would-slash-30-billion-from-veterans-spending\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:32:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:32:03","slug":"proposed-gop-cuts-would-slash-30-billion-from-veterans-spending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/opinion\/2023\/04\/24\/proposed-gop-cuts-would-slash-30-billion-from-veterans-spending\/","title":{"rendered":"Proposed GOP cuts would slash $30 billion from veterans spending"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Thirty million fewer healthcare visits<\/a>. Fewer staff, increased claims backlog, longer wait times for benefits. Almost a $30 billion shortfall for veterans funding. That\u2019s the uncertainty that awaits America\u2019s veterans, should Congressional Republicans succeed in dramatically slashing federal spending as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy proposed<\/a> on April 19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last Congress, we honored our promise to toxic-exposed veterans by providing benefits<\/a> and care to approximately three million veterans exposed to toxins, including burn pits. However, this achievement is meaningless if the funding to implement it is gutted. Republicans have promised to reduce funding to fiscal year 2022 levels \u2014 <\/i>which risks a 22% decrease in resources for veterans\u2019 care and benefits. And many of them are calling for even deeper cuts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cutting care and services by nearly a quarter is a disservice to the men and women who have served this country, and befuddling given how often Republicans wrap themselves in the flag and embrace the veteran community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s what House Republican\u2019s proposed cuts would mean for veterans<\/a> \u2014 reduced veterans\u2019 access to care, fewer staff to process claims, longer wait times for benefits, less support for national cemeteries, weakened VA cybersecurity and telehealth services, and a further deteriorated VA infrastructure. VA Secretary McDonough says the cuts could mean a potential reduction of 30 million healthcare visit for veterans<\/a> and the loss of over 81,000 VA employees providing benefits to veterans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This news is guaranteed to land with a thud in veterans\u2019 communities nationwide. As members of Congress who sit on committees with jurisdiction over veterans issues, we hear from veterans, and the organizations that advocate on their behalf<\/a> every day. We encourage our House Republican colleagues to ask our country\u2019s 19 million veterans whether they think slashing investments in their well-being makes sense. Our guess is they won\u2019t like the answer<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s a saying, \u201ceither put up or…\u201d It\u2019s time for Republicans to put their money where their mouth is, and demonstrate their commitment to America\u2019s veterans by producing a budget that honors those who served, lest they allow veterans\u2019 healthcare and benefits to be held hostage by the extreme wing of their party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Veterans\u2019 care and benefits are sacred promises we pay to our veterans as part of the cost of war and in acknowledgment of their sacrifice. We owe it to our nation\u2019s veterans to honorably recognize their service \u2014 not subject them to political hijinks with potentially disastrous consequences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rep. Mark A. Takano<\/b><\/i>, D-Calif., serves as the ranking member of the House Committee on Veterans\u2019 Affairs. <\/i>Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz<\/b><\/i>, D-Fla., serves on the House Appropriations Committee, where she sits as the ranking member of the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee. <\/i>Rep. Chris Deluzio, D.-Pa.<\/b><\/i>, is an Iraq War veteran and vice ranking member of the House Committee on Veterans\u2019 Affairs.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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