![]() "And prioritizing tax welfare for wealthy special interests over honoring our commitments to those who have put their lives on the line for our country is as backwards as politics gets.” “These draconian cuts to America’s veterans have no precedent in America’s history,” White House spokesman Andrew Bates said. The bill, which the Republican-controlled House approved last week, would eliminate 81,000 Veterans Affairs jobs, produce 30 million fewer Veterans Affairs outpatient visits and increase the disability backlog of veterans by 134,000, the White House said in a memo. WASHINGTON – The White House slammed Republican-backed legislation to raise the debt ceiling for not explicitly protecting veterans' health benefits from massive spending cuts, warning Tuesday of proposed historic slashes to the Department of Veterans Affairs. ![]()
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