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  • How could VA job cuts worsen care at Orange’s mental health clinic?

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📰 News we're reading

• 'This Is Outrageous': Trump VA to Eliminate Up to 35,000 Healthcare Jobs This Month (commondreams.org) — Veterans using the Orange VA Clinic in Connecticut are currently facing a staggering 208-day wait for a first-time mental health appointment, even as the Trump administration plans to cut up to 35,000 VA healthcare jobs nationwide. Union leaders, veterans’ advocates, and several U.S. senators warn that these cuts will worsen already severe staffing shortages and further delay care for local veterans.
   

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