Proposed VA staffing cuts have ND veterans worried

  • Locals voice support for veterans at a Hands Off protest near the Veterans Memorial Bridge between Fargo and Moorhead on April 5. Approximately 2,000 people attended the rally voicing opposition to a variety of actions of the new Trump administration. Photo Sabrina Halvorson, NDNC CEO.
    Locals voice support for veterans at a Hands Off protest near the Veterans Memorial Bridge between Fargo and Moorhead on April 5. Approximately 2,000 people attended the rally voicing opposition to a variety of actions of the new Trump administration. Photo Sabrina Halvorson, NDNC CEO.
  • Proposed VA staffi ng cuts have ND veterans worried
    Proposed VA staffi ng cuts have ND veterans worried

    Current excellent care could erode, they say

    News Cooperative Expected cuts of between 70,000 to over 80,000 workers from U.S.

    Department of Veterans Affairs to bring staffing down to 2019 levels by the end of August have some North Dakota veterans concerned that care could erode.

    The Associated Press reported on the cuts on March 5 after obtaining an internal memo that detailed 83,000 potential VA p…