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Debbie Wasserman Schultz: “The cuts affected every corner of the VA, from doctors and…”

Featuring: Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Democratic | U.S. House Florida, District 25

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Wasserman Schultz Presses Doug Collins On Rehiring VA Positions Lost To DOGE Cuts

Published | Video Starts at 01:22

The retirement push in the Aftermath of Doge, VA has shed close to 40,000 positions. And that's either through hiring freezes, attrition, the voluntary early retirement program, or the deferred resignation program. And The cuts affected every corner of the VA, from doctors and nurses to food service workers and central office staff. And I am traveling around to talk to people on the ground, like you do, to really see what the impact has been. (01:22–01:29)

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Asserts that staffing cuts at the VA impacted a wide range of positions across the organization.

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