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January 23, 2025
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Blumenthal Stresses Concerns with VA Hiring Freeze Ahead of Vote to Advance VA Secretary Nominee Doug Collins
Blumenthal affirms need for Collins to address VA hiring freeze
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January 23, 2025
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Blumenthal, Senate Democrats Demand Trump Exempt All VA Employees from Hiring Freeze
Senators to Trump: Exempt entire VA immediately
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January 22, 2025
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ICYMI: Blumenthal Pushes Collins to Protect Veterans' Reproductive Rights
Blumenthal to Collins: Uphold veterans’ access to VA abortion care and counseling
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January 22, 2025
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Video: Blumenthal to Collins on Trump's VA Hiring Freeze: This will be Your First Test
Committee’s top Democrat pressed Collins to push back against proposals harmful to veterans, including a hiring freeze on critical VA health care positions already facing shortages
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January 21, 2025
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Video: At Hearing, Blumenthal Slams Trump Administration's Order to Pull Thousands of At-Risk Afghan Allies from Flights
Veterans have led efforts to evacuate and resettle Afghans who supported U.S. military operations over decades
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January 17, 2025
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Video: ICYMI: Blumenthal Presses Vought on Dangerous Proposals to Means-Test Veterans' Disability Benefits
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January 8, 2025
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Blumenthal Meets with Presumptive Trump VA Secretary Nominee Doug Collins
Committee’s top Democrat pushed VA Secretary nominee to serve all veterans, continue implementation of the PACT Act, and not pursue harmful policies to privatize VA or strip away veterans’ reproductive rights
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December 18, 2024
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Blumenthal to Serve as Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
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November 1, 2024
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Tester Pushes VA to Publish Rule Change for Veteran Caregivers
In a letter to VA, Tester calls for publication of a proposed rule to change eligibility for veterans and their caregivers
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October 30, 2024
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Improving Veterans’ Mental Health Care Aim of Tester Bill
Senator introduced BRAVE Act to improve veterans’ mental health care workforce, infrastructure, and services, especially for spinal cord-injured and women veterans