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What’s behind senator’s block on all VA nominees?

Sen. Ruben Gallego of Arizona says VA leaders’ plan to cut more than 80,000 staff numbers are “arbitrary.”. ‘Where did those numbers come from?’
‘There’s a war on vets’: Dems launch plans to counter Trump’s VA moves

Democratic lawmakers vow to block bills, slow nominations and hold their own hearings to protest planned cuts to veterans programs.
Sen. Ruben Gallego to block VA nominations until plans to cut staff are dropped

Marine Corps vet lawmaker says Trump administration is harming veterans’ benefits with plans to change VA.
Senator vows to hold all VA nominees over planned staff cuts

Plans to cut more than 80,000 staffers from VA offices would severely hurt benefits delivery, said Arizona Democrat Sen. Ruben Gallego, a Marine Corps vet.