{"id":75622,"date":"2023-05-11T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/05\/11\/gop-lawmakers-our-budget-cutting-plan-doesnt-harm-veterans\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T16:07:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T16:07:02","slug":"gop-lawmakers-our-budget-cutting-plan-doesnt-harm-veterans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/opinion\/2023\/05\/11\/gop-lawmakers-our-budget-cutting-plan-doesnt-harm-veterans\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP lawmakers: our budget-cutting plan doesn\u2019t harm veterans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two weeks ago, House Republicans delivered a roadmap to the Senate on how to address our nation\u2019s $31 trillion in debt while responsibly raising the debt ceiling. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/118th-congress\/house-bill\/2811\" target=\"_blank\">H.R. 2811, the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023<\/a>, achieves the largest savings of any bill in history while protecting critical programs Americans rely on. Nowhere in this bill is cutting veterans\u2019 care, benefits, or services mentioned. Don\u2019t believe anyone that tells you that will be the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/opinion\/commentary\/2023\/04\/24\/proposed-gop-cuts-would-slash-30-billion-from-veterans-spending\/\" target=\"_blank\">op-ed from three House Democrats that ran in Military Times<\/a> claims that the Limit, Save, Grow Act would slash $30 billion from veterans spending. It seems their math came from applying the rough percentage of the budget cuts the GOP believes is fiscally responsible \u2013 lopping about 22% off a bloated federal budget proposed by the Biden administration \u2013 and they are claiming that means the GOP is pushing to cut 22% of funding to veterans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republicans believe there\u2019s plenty of overspending in the budget, but have vowed to keep defense and veterans spending adequately funded. Regardless of our veteran status \u2013 one of us is a veteran and one of us is not \u2013 our commitment to the men and women who have served will never waver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our Democratic counterparts are misrepresenting that, fear-mongering to make up for their lack of viable solutions to our soaring national debt. By outrageously accusing House Republicans of cutting funding for veterans, they have proven they are willing to play dangerous political games at the risk of a U.S. default on our debts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pgpf.org\/blog\/2023\/04\/spending-on-veterans-in-the-budget\" target=\"_blank\">VA\u2019s budget has increased from $50 billion in 2002<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/democrats-veterans.house.gov\/news\/press-releases\/house-passes-fy-2023-consolidated-appropriations-bill-includes-over-300-billion-to-support-veterans-and-their-families#:~:text=BACKGROUND%3A%20The%20FY%202023%20Consolidated%20Appropriations%20bill%20includes,and%20will%20boost%20oversight%20and%20accountability%20across%20VA.\" target=\"_blank\">more than $300 billion in 2023<\/a>. That\u2019s 500 percent over the past two decades. This suggests the problem is not one of funding but rather one of administration. The GOP has always prioritized veterans in budget negotiations \u2013 but this administration, especially the VA Secretary, seems to be laser-focused on the bureaucracy rather than the veterans it serves. This needs to change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead of debating how much funding the VA gets, we need to discuss how the VA is spending its funding and whether or not those funds are actually helping veterans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">House Republicans passed a debt ceiling solution that puts spending at the FY22 level, which both President Biden and then-Speaker Pelosi signed off on, that was in place just four months ago \u2013 all while protecting the VA. Those who are spreading lies about Republicans\u2019 solution now are the same people who claimed that inflation would be transitory, there is no crisis at our southern border, their botched Afghanistan withdrawal was a success, and China\u2019s invasion of our airspace was just a weather balloon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Veterans are not political pawns, and under our Republican leadership, they never will be. Their healthcare will never be compromised, and if anything, we will work to improve its delivery by expanding access to it. Veterans\u2019 earned benefits will never be scrutinized \u2013 if anything, we will work to<b> <\/b>modernize the systems and processes by which they obtain them. House Republicans are building a modern VA that works for today\u2019s veteran community, not defunding it. We hope Democrats and the VA Secretary will join us in that effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s time for Joe Biden to put his money where his mouth is and negotiate with Speaker McCarthy in good faith. No more lies and political games. The success of our country now and for generations to come depends on it. Republicans have always prioritized veterans in their budget negotiations, and this negotiation is no different, as long as President Biden holds up his end of the deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i><b>Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill.<\/b><\/i><i>, is a Marine Corps veteran and serves as the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans\u2019 Affairs. <\/i><i><b>Rep. 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