Veterans
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Nevada Democrat cautions against war in Iran
Assemblyman and veteran Reuben D’Silva believes diplomacy can keep Iranian nuclear threats at bay.
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Nevada officials, veterans worry VA cuts could impact access to healthcare and other benefits
VA branches that cover Nevada, which is home to more than 200,000 veterans, employ a combined roughly 4,800 full-time employees and complete more than one million healthcare visits each year — leaving some worried that any cuts to the agency will impact their wellbeing. Amid recently announced plans to eliminate roughly 82,000 jobs at the…
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Trump administration plans to cut 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs, according to internal memo
“What’s going to happen is VA’s not going to perform as well for veterans, and veterans are going to get harmed,” said Michael Missal, who was the VA’s inspector general for nine years until he was fired last month by Donald Trump.
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Rosen-backed bill to connect veterans with benefits signed into law
The new law will give $10 million annually to the US Department of Veteran Affairs to increase outreach efforts to help former servicemembers get benefits they’re entitled to. Bipartisan legislation co-sponsored by Nevada Democratic US Sen. Jacky Rosen to bolster outreach efforts by the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and alert former servicemembers of…
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Army criticizes Trump campaign for inappropriate conduct at Arlington National Cemetery
When the cemetery’s public affairs director attempted to prevent the Trump campaign from illegally filming in a prohibited area where recently deceased service members are buried, a member of Trump’s team pushed past the employee.
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6 times Trump insulted US veterans
Former president Donald Trump has a long history of clashing with military families and US veterans. The newly convicted felon, who famously evaded the Vietnam War draft, has even reportedly called slain US soldiers “losers” and “suckers.”
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Biden’s VA approves 1 million claims under burn pit law
President Biden’s PACT Act was the most significant expansion of benefits and services for toxic exposed veterans in more than 30 years. The law aims to provide specific support to veterans who have been exposed to toxins, often from open burn pits that were located near where these US military members were stationed.
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Rosen supports bill to study health defects in children of vets exposed to toxins
The bill would establish a multi-agency task force to research diagnoses and treatments sought by the children of former service members who were exposed to toxic substances during their military service Nevada US Sen. Jacky Rosen is endorsing a proposal that would fund a first-of-its-kind study of the potential health defects of descendants of veterans…
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New VA program to help more than 40,000 veterans stay in their homes
The program is an attempt to prevent foreclosure actions against former military members still experiencing financial hardship post-pandemic.
