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Vets’ Affairs Committee member says VA should be reformed with a scalpel, not a chainsaw

“If you’re going to remodel your house … you don’t burn down the house and then rebuild the whole house,” says Sen. Blumenthal on reforms at the VA.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal says uncertainty looms over vets’ care

“Information is what the public deserves.” Senator says lack of communication from the VA to Democratic leaders is problematic.
Can Democrats muster bipartisan support on veterans’ issues?

“I think this kind of policy is cruel and dumb,” says Sen. Richard Blumenthal on probationary and civilian staffing changes within the VA.
Blumenthal: Cut waste, but don’t destroy VA and DOD

Key Democratic senator says that current plans for the military and veterans programs will hurt programs instead of reforming them.