Moulton on Veteran Layoffs: Congress Is Not Doing Its Job ‘Because Republicans Are in Charge’ and They’re All Scared of Trump

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MOULTON: "I mean, it could be, but they’ve done so much just illegal stuff, Alex. And yet the Republican opposition has been almost silent. I mean, Congress is not doing its job because Republicans are in charge and they’re all just scared of Trump. They’re just scared to stand up to Trump and Musk and do our constitutional responsibilities of keeping the executive in check and making sure they follow the law. It turns out that Congress passes budget. Congress has the power of the purse. So we’re the ones who should be deciding whether or not budgets are increased or decreased. But the Republicans, under Republican leadership, we don’t have any say at all. And what does this mean for veterans? Well, I go to the VA myself. I made a commitment to continuing getting my health care at the VA when I got elected to Congress. So I see every day the waiting lists, you know, the long lines to get care how long it takes to get an appointment. All of that is going to get worse. And the reason why the VA expanded under the Biden Administration, which is one of the reasons you’ll hear the Trump team cite for making cuts this expansion under Biden. The reason why it expanded is because they dramatically improved and increased benefits by passing the pact act, by giving veterans like myself care for exposure to burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan, for example, which has been shown to cause cancer. So when we’re going to the VA to get care that we need and deserve because of a dramatic expansion of benefits under President Biden, much to his credit, that is going to get cut off by Trump and Musk just slashing all this workforce. So veterans are going to wait longer. I mean, there was a scandal not too long ago about veterans dying on waiting lists. You can expect to see that start happening again."