WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Chris Murphy issued the following press release:
U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined 45 of their Senate Democratic colleagues in opposing cuts to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits for disabled veterans who suffer from sleep apnea and tinnitus, as proposed by a draft VA rule and theTake Care of America's Veterans Act (https://www.veterans.senate.gov/services/files/2E1D083D-BFDB-46BB-BBA4-7F2C92D4CBA1).
In a letter (https://www.veterans.senate.gov/services/files/E9514B40-7840-4462-BC25-0DF5B27E0D8F) to VA Secretary Doug Collins, the Senators condemned a proposed reduction in benefits for more than one million veterans suffering from sleep apnea and tinnitus: "We...