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Chris Deluzio: “North of 80,000 jobs in the Veterans Health Administration…”

Featuring: Chris Deluzio, Democratic | U.S. House, Pennsylvania, District 17

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Rep. Deluzio and Common Defense Veterans Respond to GOP Budget Cuts

Published | Video Starts at 03:17

I will tell you. 30 million fewer outpatient visits in the VA in Pennsylvania. It's more than 1.1 million fewer visits. We'll see for veterans in the VA. North of 80,000 jobs in the Veterans Health Administration [are at risk]. Those are VA jobs, people who care for all of us who use the va. It's going to mean the claims backlog will get longer. (03:17–03:21)

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Asserts that over 80,000 jobs in the Veterans Health Administration are threatened by the bill.

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