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Senators Say Funding Freeze and Firing of Inspectors General Threaten Veterans’ Programs
Summary
Senators and witnesses warned that an administration order to pause federal grants and the dismissal of inspectors general could disrupt suicide‑prevention grants, telehealth and other veterans programs and undermine oversight of VA community care spending.
Several senators at a Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing sharply criticized the Trump administration’s order to halt federal grants and its move to remove inspectors general, saying both actions risk immediate harm to veterans who depend on grant‑funded services and reduce oversight of community care spending.
Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal told the committee the grant freeze “will hurt veterans by pausing funding for critical programs that millions of veterans and their families rely on,” and said the move is “unsustainable legally,” citing the Impoundment Control Act. Blumenthal added he would circulate a letter protesting the firing of…
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