WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth issued the following press release:
Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) pressed U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins on his haphazard plans to restructure the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), which comes at a time when the VA is facing a severe staffing shortage as a direct result of the Trump Administration betraying our Veterans and removing 40,000 dedicated civil servants from the agency. During the U.S. Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee (SVAC) hearing, Duckworth continued raising her longstanding concerns that addressing the dire staffing levels should be at the forefront of any conversation about further restructuring at the Department to e...