VA's failure to use its new authority to boost pay for doctors draws bipartisan criticism Department officials, including those in the Trump administration, have long complained that legal pay caps are hurting retention and veteran care.

VA still hasn’t implemented a law to boost doctor pay, and lawmakers in both parties are now pressing the department as physician losses outpace hires and a key recruitment tool sits unused. Read more from Eric Katz: buff.ly/DEU6gJ5 #va #veterans #veteranshealthcare

Supporting women veterans starts with listening 💯
National Commander Paul Shipley visited the Loma Linda Women’s Health Care Clinic, meeting with Women’s Health Coordinator Rocio Porras and staff to discuss challenges, successes, staffing — and how AMVETS can help. #VeteransHealthcare #Veterans

VA Secretary Collins went before Congress promising to protect the VA, meanwhile, his team was calculating how much money they'd save by cutting 4,000 nurses and 400 psychologists. The leaked documents don't lie. Veterans deserve answers.
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#VAAccountability #VeteransHealthcare

Why Did You Leave the Department of Veterans Affairs? ProPublica wants to hear from doctors, nurses and other front-line medical providers who recently left positions at a VA hospital or clinic.

Know anyone who left the VA recently? @propublica.org journalists want to hear from you. Please see all of their specific contact info in the article and reach out.

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Senator Tammy Duckworth demands ICE to stop using Hines VA Hospital parking lot in letter to secretary Senator Tammy Duckworth penned a letter to the secretary of veterans affairs, opposing the use of Hines VA Hospital property as staging for immigration enforcement agents.

Thank you @duckworth.senate.gov for standing up. #ICE should go where they are welcome and it’s not a #VA parking lot.
#Veterans #Veteranshealthcare
#DougCollins

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Stop Trump’s VA Abortion Ban Before Sept 3 16,000 comments and counting—real voices are beating far-right spam. Add yours before Sept 3 to defend veterans and protect reproductive care.

Please stand up for female veterans. 🇺🇸💪🏻

Please watch his video and then raise your voice.

Leave a comment by the September 3rd deadline.

#womensrightsarehumanrights #abortionishealthcare #veteransrights #veteranshealthcare #speakup

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Veterans’ Care at Risk Under Trump as Hundreds of Doctors and Nurses Reject Working at VA Hospitals Amid concerns about the stability of the agency, records show nearly 40% of the doctors offered jobs at the VA from January through March of this year turned them down — quadruple the rate of rejectio...

Deep hospital shortages at VA. Since this cruel regime took over, VA staff are leaving and our veteran care is affected. MAGAts don’t give a damn about veterans.
#ScrewVeterans
#Project2025
#HollowOutVA
#handsOffVA
#Veterans
#VeteransHealthCare

If you are a VA healthcare worker who has left since the regime took over, give @ericumansky.bsky.social a ring!

The regime’s secrets can’t stay hidden forever.
#Vets #VA #Veterans #VeteransHealthcare

'Complex' Veterans Crisis Line Calls Passed Off to Undertrained Responders, Watchdog Report Finds In response to the GAO findings, the VA promised to assess the outcomes of calls to the complex unit compared to the main line and make changes to staffing and procedures based on the assessment.

When people making decisions have NO idea what employees actually do…. #Vets suffer.

#VeteransHealthcare #VeteranSuicide

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Vets, check this: what Dems TRIED to put in the budget bill that the MAGA GOP stopped. #NCvets #NCveterans#nchealthcare #veterans #veteransoftiktok #budgetbill #WhoHasYourBack #betrayed #federalwork... TikTok video by James

What @duckworth.senate.gov and Senator Tim Kaine tried to put to protect #vets in the #budgetbill that the GOP killed. www.tiktok.com/@jajones4058...

#veterans #NCvets #NCveterans #veteranshealthcare #federalworkers #AFGE

Starting a war in the Middle East while simultaneously defunding The VA...Sounds about Republican.
I'm disappointed, saddened, and disgusted with this country right now.
#NoNewWarsRight #Iran #Warmongers #FDJT #VeteransHealthCare

This is a solid example of how this administration is dismantling the VA, and Vets will pay the price.

Their emergency room cannot take any more patients. Beds are full and staffing is low. Staff are quitting and they can’t hire more.

This isn’t what our Vets were promised.
#VeteransHealthcare

Veterans deserve more than what they are getting. #northcarolina #unionmama TikTok video by Brandee Morris

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Asheville VA union local president talks about the on-going damage to staffing and veterans care.

#veterans #veteranshealthcare #northcarolina #veteransdeservebetter

‘We’re losing good people’ From gutting life-saving research to losing direct services, cuts to the VA medical system carry a high price for Washingtonians SEATTLE, WA (June 17, 2025) — “You come to the VA, every single patient...

Interview with American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) 3197 (VA) President: “We’re Losing Good People” article from WA State Labor Council by SarahTucker. ‘Tuesdays at the VA’ Seattle. @wslc.bsky.social
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Republican Bill shows they hate American working class, and hope they will die. #Medicaid gone, #Snap gone, #HeadStart gone, #VeteransHealthCare gone. Public Lands will be sold off to highest bidder. No more protests. No more judiciary. Forget Congress, Trump can steal money. tinyurl.com/39v9hrby

Representative McGuire introduces Virginia Data Transparency and Trust Act for VA oversight McGuire’s bill aims to enhance oversight and data reporting for the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Representative McGuire's new bill tackles alarming suicide rates among veterans and demands greater transparency in VA spending.

Learn more here

#US #CitizenPortal #VirginiaVeterans #CivicAccountability #VeteransHealthcare #DataTransparency

Veterans protest against Trump cuts at DC rally: ‘Promises made to us have come under attack’ Thousands of veterans protested in DC today against Trump admin's planned VA cuts, impacting 80,000 ...

Thousands of veterans protested in DC today against Trump admin's planned VA cuts, impacting 80,000 jobs & veteran services. The cuts are part of a proposed $12B reduction in medical services spending. #VeteransHealthcare #News

DOGE Developed Error-Prone AI Tool to “Munch” Veterans Affairs Contracts We obtained records showing how a Department of Government Efficiency staffer with no medical experience used artificial intelligence to identify which VA contracts to kill. “AI is absolutely the wron...

I have SO MANY Q's about this Jr High School level of the equivalent of a Pong Game Console deciding on Life & Death Decisions for our #VeteransHealthCare

DOGE Admits Lots of Errors ...

Just great
... if it ain't your Dad, your Husband, your Child or You.
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Army Veteran Joined MOVE! And Lost 205 Pounds 🏋️

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Senators question VA leadership on care impact from proposed staff reductions Senators seek clarity on how VA's plan to fire 80000 staff affects veteran care.

A bold plan to cut 80,000 VA employees has senators scrambling to understand its potential impact on veterans' healthcare.

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#US #CitizenPortal #GovernmentTransparency #CivicAccountability #USAVeterans #VeteransHealthcare

Louisiana lawmakers pass multiple retirement and election reform bills Representatives approve measures on retirement eligibility, foreign election funding, and constitutional amendments.

Louisiana lawmakers just made significant strides in retirement and election reforms, passing multiple bills aimed at enhancing state governance and protecting election integrity!

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#LA #ElectionIntegrity #EducationReform #CitizenPortal #VeteransHealthcare

Yeah, call us crazy but, this \/ ... #veterans #veteransprograms #veteranshealthcare #veteranssupport

#SocialSecurity
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#VeteransHealthCare
on the chopping block as are all the other agencies experiencing cuts and firings that have occurred already.
Every elected official needs to hear from all of us now because this is only 100 days. What will the next 1300 days look like going forward?

To be clear not only is it unacceptable to take away any services from Transgender Veterans, but also it opens the door for them to make excuses to do the same to other services next.

#Veterans #TransgenderVeterans #Transgender #Veteranshealthcare

True leadership!!!@governorwalz.mn.gov getting it down in Iowa — at a town hall in a republican congressional district.

#SpeakUp
#PublicEducation
#HealthcareIsARight
#VeteransHealthcare

Thank you to Gov. Walz, @aoc.bsky.social and @sanders.senate.gov for speaking the people’s truth.

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#AIRFORCEVETERANS
#WEDIDOURPART
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