To lay off 83,000 employees at the veterans. That will mean for veterans that go into VA healthcare a deterioration in the quality of care they get for veterans … The VA has announced that they intend [to lay off 83,000 employees]. … administration. Rescind that order. We are not going to balance the budget on the backs of our veterans or our seniors. I'll tell you something else. (35:27–35:42)
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Asserts that the VA plans to lay off 83,000 employees.
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