WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal issued text of the following press release:
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, released a statement on a new report from the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) exposing the Trump Administration and DOGE's reckless cancellation of contracts at VA beginning in 2025. The report details a chaotic cancellation process directed top-down by DOGE, Secretary Doug Collins, and Senior Advisors at VA, resulting in contracts called without veteran-impact assessments and inaccurate cost saving estimates.
"This report confirms my repeatedly expressed concerns that VA has recklessly cancel...