WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal issued text of the following press release:
Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today released a statement following reporting (https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/12/13/va-veterans-affairs-job-cuts-trump/) from The Washington Post detailing the Trump Administration's plan to eliminate as many as 35,000 health care jobs at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) this month, including unfilled positions for doctors, nurses, and support staff.
"VA Secretary Collins' continued cuts to VA's workforce are incomprehensible and inexcusable. At a time where VA has already lost more than 30,000 employees, his plan to eliminate tens of thousands of unfil...