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Do you have faith that this administration is going to really work with you and sort of think through all the steps of what this might do if they cut that
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I don't think that they're thinking about veterans first. They're not asking the question, what is good for our veterans
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They're looking to what is going to look good for them and the politics that they're playing
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They want to hold up some sort of pelt. Look, we cut this many jobs today
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Look, we're saving you all this money. But caring for our veterans really shouldn't be rooted in how much money we're saving the taxpayer
0:43
The taxpayer does not begrudge that we are taking care of veterans whose bodies have been mangled by war
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or who are suffering from PTSD or who need extra mental health care
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and are able to get them quick mental health care by the fact they just call up a 988 number, press 1
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and are connected to a counselor who will get them care and don't have to worry about the bill
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This is going to take staffing. This is going to take spending of money, and the taxpayer doesn't begrudge that
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And this really should not be what—the Doge mentality should not be what's driving policy at VA
