Disable Veterans Suffer Under Gov. Representatives Like Jasmine Crockett Who Make Fun of the Disabled

Article Title: 'Nothing to Sell but Hate'—Greg Abbott Brings Savage Reality to Jasmine Crockett

Article Excerpt: "...cruelly mocked Greg Abbott as “Governor Hot Wheels” in reference to the partial paralysis that confines him to a wheelchair..."

Reference Source: redstate.com

Military.com | What's in Store for VA Disability Benefits with New Office of Management and Budget Chief Russell Vought?

Article Title: What's in Store for VA Disability Benefits with New Office of Management and Budget Chief?

Article Excerpt: "During his confirmation hearing Jan. 21, Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins pledged to preserve veterans benefits and not "balance the budgets on the backs of veterans."

But the confirmation of Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought...Vought, confirmed Thursday in a 53-47 Senate vote, spearheaded a 2023 report by the Center for Renewing America think tank that called for reducing VA disability compensation for veterans who reach Social Security retirement age and eliminating unemployability benefits for these veterans as well. ..."

Reference Source: www.military.com

Navy vet cleared of Jan. 6 conspiracy charges

Article Title: Navy vet cleared of Jan. 6 conspiracy charges

Article Excerpt: "...His lawyer noted at trial that Caldwell was a disabled veteran who sometimes uses a cane to walk, telling jurors he “couldn’t storm his way out of a paper bag.” Attorney David Fischer argued that there was no plot to attack the Capitol, saying his client wasn’t even planning to go to the building...documents that his client’s acquittal on the conspiracy charges and “military service that resulted in a lifetime of debilitating injuries” call for a sentence of time served. He spent more than 50 days behind bars after his 2021 arrest."

Reference Source: www.navytimes.com

Vets may see only a small cost-of-living boost in benefits next year

Article Title: Vets may see only a small cost-of-living boost in benefits next year

Article Excerpt: "...Recipients of Social Security checks and veterans benefits payouts could see a cost-of-living adjustment of less than 3% in 2025, the lowest mark since ..."

Reference Source: www.navytimes.com

Biden to Provide Military With Ample 4.5% Pay Raise, But Sticks It to Disabled Veterans With Anticipated Tiny COLA in 2025,

Article Title: 2025 budget: 4.5% pay raise, shift of troops from active to reserve

Article Excerpt: "The Defense Department is looking to balance some of its personnel numbers next year, downsizing the active duty Army and Navy by several thousand...This amounts to $182 billion in requested spending to cover pay and benefits for military personnel, with a 4.5 pay raise, down from last year..."

Reference Source: www.militarytimes.com

Outrage as Biden uses Veterans Administration for migrant healthcare

Article Title: Outrage as Biden uses Veterans Administration for migrant healthcare

Article Excerpt: "...The Veterans Administration has hundreds of thousands of backlogged cases of American veterans who were promised health care, but instead of addressing that backlog of people who have served their country and earned these benefits, the Biden regime is diverting millions fo dollars from the Veterans Administration to pay for health care for illegal aliens. In fiscal year 2022, the Biden VA spent $63.6 million to pay for health care for illegal aliens who had no connection whatsoever to our military. Now veterans organizations are rightly up in arms over this betrayal of our veterans.

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/vas-role-illegal-immigrant-health-care-has-veterans-groups-and-legislators-arms..."

Reference Source: www.beaufortcountynow.com

Thanks for your service but... VA will delay, not ‘expunge,’ debt repayment for pensioners

Article Title: VA will delay, not ‘expunge,’ debt repayment for pensioners

Article Excerpt: "...There are still many outstanding questions. When did the VA leaders first realize there were overpayments? When are the debts going to be erased?” asked Rosendale, who noted he has introduced legislation — the VA Watching Over Electronics Act — to improve automated monitoring of the VA benefits system. Kurt DelBene, assistant VA secretary for information and technology, and other VA officials who testified said the agency is still going through thousands of records to identify and assess all the overpayments. ..."

Reference Source: www.stripes.com

How About Disabled Veterans Joe? Biden Backed UAW Workers 25% Pay Increases While Veterans and Social Security Recipients Struggle to Survive

Article Title: Biden speaks with UAW head after tentative deals struck with Big Three

Article Excerpt: "Biden, who had appeared with striking autoworkers in Michigan in September, called it a “hard-fought agreement” that was reached after weeks of “good faith” negotiations. ...members, would include a 25 percent general pay increase over the course of a four-year contract, increased retirement benefits and more paid leave. ..."

Reference Source: www.valleycentral.com