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Minority and transgender veterans tell Congress they face eroding trust and access to care
Summary
Minority Veterans of America and other witnesses warned that recent administrative moves and executive orders are eroding access and trust for veterans from marginalized groups, with transgender veterans reporting records‑level uncertainty about care and instances of removal of gender markers from records.
Speakers from Minority Veterans of America and other advocacy groups said at a joint House–Senate hearing that veterans from historically underserved groups face special and immediate risks from policy and administrative changes at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
"Our community is under attack," Lindsay Church, executive director of Minority Veterans of America, said in opening remarks. Church described the removal of gender markers from some records and recounted…
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