Scott Statement on Reports of Mass Elimination of Positions at Veterans Affairs Health Care Facilities

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after the Washington Post reported the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) plans to eliminate 35,000 health care positions:

"Our veterans put their lives on the line, and they are entitled to quality health care. The Trump Administration has spent this year attacking, demoralizing and firing huge swaths of our federal workforce. That includes many veterans who worked at VA facilities. And now VA facilities across the nation are struggling to retain and hire new employees. There are reports that the new Chesapeake Battlefield VA outpatient clinic in my congressional district is still woefully understaffed, and the Hampton VA continues to face staffing shortages. If these reports are true, it is going to only exacerbate and worsen the problem and further hinder veterans' ability to access the health care they were promised. The Trump Administration must reverse course for the sake of our veterans."

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