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Commission discusses possible federal and state veterans benefit reductions and outreach planning
Summary
Commissioners and staff reviewed circulating reports of potential federal and state cuts to veterans programs, discussed community concern, and planned outreach including a July roundtable with Nevada Department of Veterans Services and a VA town hall.
The North Las Vegas Veterans Community Commission discussed reports of potential reductions to veteran programs on May 28 and steps to inform and protect local veterans.
Wilson Ramos, a staff member at the Veterans and Community Resource Center, said there have been conversations with U.S. Rep. Steven Horsford’s and U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto’s offices about possible federal cuts affecting about 28% of some federal dollars the center receives. Ramos emphasized the discussions were preliminary: “These things have…
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