‘Not what the VA is for,’ Veterans frustrated by email blaming Democrats

'Infuriating': Veterans rip Trump admin's partisan 'lawbreaking' language in VA newsletter

Veterans are outraged after a weekly government newsletter intended to inform veterans about health benefits and resources took a sharply political turn this week.Subscribers to VetResources, a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) newsletter, were surprised to receive an email Wednesday that departed from its usual content on VA dental coverage, spousal benefits and even discounts on motorcycles, HuffPost reported. The message directly blamed Dem…

Trump Sinks To New Low By Using Veterans In Shutdown Fight

Vets told HuffPost it was infuriating to see an official VA newsletter used for shutdown politics. “I don't need the VA being partisan, too.”

Fischbach: Gov’t shutdown is ‘on the Democrats’ back’ and would be ‘a good time’ for fed layoffs

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Minnesota Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach is the latest to join the chorus of Republicans blaming Democrats for causing the current federal government shutdown. “This is on the Democrats’ back,” Fischbach told The Flag’s What’s On Your Mind? on Thursday.  “They are holding people back.” This week, Congress tried and failed to pass a continuing resolution, also known as a ‘CR’ for short, to avert a shutdown by October 1st. Dem…

‘Not what the VA is for,’ Veterans frustrated by email blaming Democrats

Veterans are facing disruptions in some services following the government shutdown on Wednesday, as detailed in an email from the Department of Veterans Affairs.