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Mark Pocan: “Department of Veterans Affairs [programs] are on the…”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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Representative Mark Pocan Town Hall in Madison January 2025

Published | Video Starts at 56:05

And they're going to cut programs that affect. Here we go. Department of Veterans Affairs. So this is two pages Department of Veterans Affairs [programs] are on the chopping block with the executive orders and actions. So everything from national cemeteries, programs for surviving spouses and children, you know, just go down the list. It's everything that you can imagine that's make sure they're kind of in the right way. (56:05–56:17)

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Asserts that executive orders and actions are targeting cuts to Department of Veterans Affairs programs.

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