SEN. BLUMENTHAL, REP. TAKANO: Congress can fund veterans’ care without taking benefits from disabled heroes

This week, the House will vote on the Take Care of America’s Veterans Act. This legislation includes nearly 60 bills, including several bipartisan priorities that we have authored and fought to advance as the top Democrats on the Senate and House Veterans’ Affairs Committees — most notably the Major Richard Star Act.
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This week, the House will vote on the Take Care of America’s Veterans Act. This legislation includes nearly 60 bills, including several bipartisan priorities that we have authored and fought to advance as the top Democrats on the Senate and House Veterans’ Affairs Committees — most notably the Major Richard Star Act. Unfortunately, Republicans have chosen a partisan path to advance this legislation, and we have a serious problem with how they are proposing to pay for it.To cover the costs of the Take Care of America’s Veterans Act, Republicans want to slash benefits for disabled veterans. This reduction would come in the form of devastating cuts for millions of veterans currently eligible to receive disability benefits for tinnitus and sleep apnea.The Republican insistence on offsetting new investments in veterans is both absurd and cruel.
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- This week, the House will vote on the Take Care of America’s Veterans Act. This legislation includes nearly 60 bills, including several bipartisan priorities that we have authored and fought to advance as the top Democrats on the Senate and House Veterans’ Affairs Committees — most notably the Major Richard Star Act.
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