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Veterans Health Care and Benefits Become Flash Points in Debate over Debt Ceiling and Spending Cuts
Military.Com ^ | 24 April 2023 | Rebecca Kheel

Posted on 04/26/2023 8:37:34 AM PDT by Red6

The Department of Veterans Affairs is warning that a Republican proposal to cap government spending could slash medical services for veterans and slow benefits payments.

The statement outlining potential consequences of funding cuts was released by the department Friday as the messaging battle heats up ahead of an expected vote in the House this week on a GOP plan to raise the amount of money the nation can borrow to pay its bills in exchange for steep spending cuts.

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: blackmail; va
This is how politics works.

This guy is a Democrat, a full up party guy and was appointed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denis_McDonough

He uses the agency or department he heads to the benefit of his boss, the President.

How does that work? Well, in this case, unless Republicans agree to Biden's spending plans, he will be "forced" to cut services for veterans.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4rLieQGwWY You better agree to Biden's plan, or Crazy Ernie will club the seal.

1 posted on 04/26/2023 8:37:34 AM PDT by Red6
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To: Red6

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denis_McDonough

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4rLieQGwWY


2 posted on 04/26/2023 8:38:18 AM PDT by Red6
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To: Red6
In schools they threaten to cut music and sports...and everyone falls to their knees.

Cut the damn climate cr**.

3 posted on 04/26/2023 8:44:43 AM PDT by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: Red6

Here’s an idea. Stop all Federal payments to illegal aliens.

5.56mm


4 posted on 04/26/2023 8:45:05 AM PDT by M Kehoe (Quid Pro Joe and the Ho have got to go)
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To: Red6

They must have run some focus groups and determined that closing national parks, and threatening social security payments wasn’t enough. So now, we get threats to the VA.


5 posted on 04/26/2023 8:46:18 AM PDT by FrankRizzo890
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To: FrankRizzo890

Have an audit of all welfare/entitlement payments to make sure the recipient is entitled to receive them under existing laws.


6 posted on 04/26/2023 9:19:08 AM PDT by ActresponsiblyinVA
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