VA funding and staffing

How much money and how many doctors, nurses and other staff the VA has, and whether its budget, programs and workforce grow or shrink.

Protect and strengthen the VA against cuts

4 members
Annie Andrews
Senate · South Carolina · Democrat
“Protect VA healthcare and veterans’ benefits from cuts.”
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Abdul El-Sayed
Senate · Michigan · Democrat
“I believe in expanding and improving the VA, not cutting it.”
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Chris Pappas
Senate · New Hampshire · Democrat
“Chris has fought against the Trump Administration’s plan to fire 80,000 VA staff – many of whom are veterans themselves – and helped secure the VA Home Loan Program Reform Act, protecting veterans at risk of foreclosure after the abrupt cancellation of a VA program by the Trump Administration.”
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Josh Turek
Senate · Iowa · Democrat
“Protect the Department of Veterans Affairs and reverse cuts to VA staffing and health care.”
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Reverse the VA staff and funding cuts

2 members
James Talarico
Senate · Texas · Democrat
“Serve the veterans who have served all of us: Stand against efforts to privatize the VA, reverse the Trump Administration’s mass terminations of federal veteran employees, and ensure veterans have access to housing, job training, career opportunities, and real pathways to stability when they come home.”
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“Make sure our veterans receive the health care they have earned by fully funding the VA and standing against efforts to privatize it, reclassifying VA medical care as mandatory spending, automatically enrolling all eligible veterans in VA health care, ensuring pay parity for VA healthcare providers to fill staffing gaps, fully implementing the PACT Act, and reversing the Trump Administration’s mass terminations of federal veteran employees and restoring unfilled roles that were eliminated.”
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Josh Turek
Senate · Iowa · Democrat
“Protect the Department of Veterans Affairs and reverse cuts to VA staffing and health care.”
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Fully fund the VA

2 members
Barry Moore
Senate · Alabama · Republican
“Barry honors veterans, supports military families, funds VA, enhances training.”
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“In the Senate, Barry will continue fighting to fund the VA, protect the GI Bill, and ensure that our warriors enter every conflict with superior technology, tactics, and training.”
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James Talarico
Senate · Texas · Democrat
“Ensure veterans have access to the services they’ve earned: Stand against efforts to privatize the VA, and fund the agency to ensure every veteran receives the quality care they need.”
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“He’ll fully fund the VA, stop efforts to privatize it, cut mental health wait times, and help veterans and military families find housing, jobs, and care.”
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“Make sure our veterans receive the health care they have earned by fully funding the VA and standing against efforts to privatize it, reclassifying VA medical care as mandatory spending, automatically enrolling all eligible veterans in VA health care, ensuring pay parity for VA healthcare providers to fill staffing gaps, fully implementing the PACT Act, and reversing the Trump Administration’s mass terminations of federal veteran employees and restoring unfilled roles that were eliminated.”
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Hire more VA doctors, nurses and staff

2 members
Annie Andrews
Senate · South Carolina · Democrat
“Fully staff and modernize VA facilities.”
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James Talarico
Senate · Texas · Democrat
“Meet the mental health care needs of our veteran population by improving education about care options, expanding telemedicine options, and reducing wait times for veterans by building a more robust mental health workforce.”
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“Make sure our veterans receive the health care they have earned by fully funding the VA and standing against efforts to privatize it, reclassifying VA medical care as mandatory spending, automatically enrolling all eligible veterans in VA health care, ensuring pay parity for VA healthcare providers to fill staffing gaps, fully implementing the PACT Act, and reversing the Trump Administration’s mass terminations of federal veteran employees and restoring unfilled roles that were eliminated.”
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Keep VA care public and stop privatization

1 member
James Talarico
Senate · Texas · Democrat
“Serve the veterans who have served all of us: Stand against efforts to privatize the VA, reverse the Trump Administration’s mass terminations of federal veteran employees, and ensure veterans have access to housing, job training, career opportunities, and real pathways to stability when they come home.”
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“Ensure veterans have access to the services they’ve earned: Stand against efforts to privatize the VA, and fund the agency to ensure every veteran receives the quality care they need.”
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“He’ll fully fund the VA, stop efforts to privatize it, cut mental health wait times, and help veterans and military families find housing, jobs, and care.”
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“Make sure our veterans receive the health care they have earned by fully funding the VA and standing against efforts to privatize it, reclassifying VA medical care as mandatory spending, automatically enrolling all eligible veterans in VA health care, ensuring pay parity for VA healthcare providers to fill staffing gaps, fully implementing the PACT Act, and reversing the Trump Administration’s mass terminations of federal veteran employees and restoring unfilled roles that were eliminated.”
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Expand and modernize VA clinics and facilities

1 member
Annie Andrews
Senate · South Carolina · Democrat
“Fully staff and modernize VA facilities.”
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Pay VA staff fairly and protect their working conditions

1 member
James Talarico
Senate · Texas · Democrat
“Make sure our veterans receive the health care they have earned by fully funding the VA and standing against efforts to privatize it, reclassifying VA medical care as mandatory spending, automatically enrolling all eligible veterans in VA health care, ensuring pay parity for VA healthcare providers to fill staffing gaps, fully implementing the PACT Act, and reversing the Trump Administration’s mass terminations of federal veteran employees and restoring unfilled roles that were eliminated.”
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