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Mike Garcia: “Every veteran out there would lose their pensions, they…”

Featuring: Mike Garcia, Republican | Former U.S. House, California, District 27

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Rep. Mike Garcia Week in Review: 9.13.24

Published | Video Starts at 01:24

So at the end of next week, if we don't pass a bill to get the VA whole, the VA has effectively run out of money. They've got a shortfall of about $2.88 billion right now, which means that Every veteran out there would lose their pensions, they would lose their GI bill benefits and other benefits like burial rights, etcetera, life insurance policies. So they have screwed this up. They being the VA, my job is to fix it. (01:24–01:36)

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Asserts that veterans would lose pensions, GI bill benefits, burial rights, and life insurance policies due to the VA shortfall.

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