We are done watching sick veterans used as props for political cover while the benefits that keep them alive are quietly stripped from a bill most people will never read.
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Republicans are trying to push through their so-called "Take Care of America's Veterans Act," which would create the largest cut to veterans' benefits, including disability compensation and VA home financing.
Veterans earned these benefits through their service and sacrifice. I'm proud to stand with the @VFWHQ and other veterans organizations opposing this legislation.
@VetAffairsDems@HouseDemocrats
Veterans earned their health care benefits through their service to our country. Congress should reject the omnibus VA bill moving on Capitol Hill, which would accelerate the privatizing of VA care, cut veterans' benefits, and restrict workers’ collective bargaining rights.
Manager Amendment for TCAVA is out. Ton of changes including enactment of Maj Star Act the month it is signed. No change to the lesser of language. Ratings schedule changes delayed until October 2026...
Read the full bill here:https://t.co/oSoBwSMxYn
@RepVanOrden From serving in 1995 to cutting benefits in 2026. Your support for TCAVA and Section 108 threatens tinnitus and sleep apnea coverage for 1.5 million future veterans. It is time to strike Section 108. Veterans deserve better.
🚨Alert: A Republican legislative package would stop wounded veterans from being cheated out of benefits. But that's offset by denying future veterans access to health care.
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The national VFW has formally come out against the Take Care of America's Veterans Act as written, and so have I. Pass the Major Richard Star Act. Don't fund it by cutting other disabled vets' tinnitus and sleep apnea benefits. As @VFWHQ says: a grateful nation pays its debts; it doesn't send veterans the invoice.
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@jjz1600 This was a minor story - no one was pinning there dreams on a 2024 white paper. Pod Bros may have chirped but It was Ken Martin who blew this into the stratosphere in engaging. Reap the whirlwind with dignity.
"Would you support this committee making that amendment in order?" - @RepMcGovern
"I would not." - @RepBost
The amendment would have stopped record fees on VA home loans.
He wouldn't allow a vote.
Tell Congress to vote NO on the Mike Bost Home Tax - https://t.co/XqGXWZi276
At a time when Republicans are spending billions of dollars on wars of choice, tax cuts for the rich, ICE, and ballrooms, it is unbelievable that Republicans want to charge veterans for veterans' benefits. Congress should focus on reducing veterans' financial burden, not increasing it.