VA Secretary to Newsmax: No Healthcare or Benefits Cuts

Doug Collins, secretary of Veterans Affairs, told Newsmax on Tuesday that reductions in department spending will not include “healthcare cuts or benefits cuts.”

The VA announced last week in a memo to staff that the agency will soon “initiate Department-wide RIF [reduction in force] actions” as part of plans to reduce the workforce by as many as 80,000 workers.

“This is something that’s government-wide,” Collins said on “National Report.” “It’s not just the VA.”

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