1. United States
2. Fla.
3. Letter

The Trump administration's proposed cuts to hundreds of Department of Veterans Affairs contracts raise serious concerns about maintaining critical health services and benefits for veterans. These contracts cover essential areas like cancer care, evaluating disability claims, supporting the PACT Act for toxic exposure, and ensuring proper cemetery operations. Terminating them could disrupt timely access to care that our veterans were promised and rightly deserve. While aims to reduce wasteful spending are understandable, the indiscriminate slashing of VA contracts risks compromising the quality and availability of vital services that our nation's heroes rely upon. We must honor our commitments to those who served by ensuring the VA has the resources needed to deliver the healthcare and support they have earned through their selfless sacrifice. I urge you to closely review these proposed cuts and their potential impacts. Prioritizing fiscal responsibility should not come at the expense of the well-being of our veterans. We have a sacred obligation to provide them with the highest standards of care, free from avoidable disruptions or delays caused by ill-conceived cost-cutting measures. Responsible stewardship of taxpayer dollars is important, but so is keeping our sacred promises to the men and women who have defended our freedom. I encourage you to pursue savings through more judicious means that do not jeopardize the quality of services our veterans depend on from the VA. They have given so much for our country – we must ensure they receive the care and benefits they were pledged in return.