VA nurses across the U.S. are protesting Trump administration moves that they say endanger the health of veterans and federal workers. Rep. Mike Bost said he trusts that administration plans to dramatically reduce the VA workforce will not cut into veterans benefits and care. The decision to cut about 300 medical center payroll jobs and move about 300 more are part of broader efforts to reduce the size of the VA workforce. VA officials previously announced plans to end the Veterans Affairs Servicing Purchase program May 1. VA Deputy Secretary Paul Lawrence will oversee a search the department's new undersecretary of health and undersecretary of benefits. Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of April 7, 2025. The Veterans Affairs Servicing Purchase program aimed to help financially strapped veterans get lower interest rates and avoid eviction from their homes. Democratic lawmakers vow to block bills, slow nominations and hold their own hearings to protest planned cuts to veterans programs. Plans to cut more than 80,000 staffers from VA offices would severely hurt benefits delivery, said Arizona Democrat Sen. Ruben Gallego, a Marine Corps vet. VA planners want to speed the rollout of their controversial electronic health records overhaul project with more than a dozen new sites in 2026. Load More
