President Trump and Elon Musk’s efforts to cut funding for programs and fire thousands of federal workers, including veterans, have raised concerns and may negatively impact the Republican
Paul Lawrence, the Trump administration's nominee for deputy secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, pledged Wednesday to look into recent firings at the VA and ensure that veterans' health and benefits information is protected from incursions by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency.
More than 1,000 employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs were fired amid the Trump administration's broad layoffs last week.
In his latest opinion column, Lubbock County Democrat Kyle Rable condemns recent cuts to spending for programs impacting veterans and healthcare.