Veterans Affairs

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), the top Democrat on the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, hosted a roundtable discussion with local veterans on Wednesday.

The Trump administration has planned to fire 80,000 VA employees and cut nearly 900 contracts. Some Connecticut veterans say they could lose vital services.

U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Gov. Ned Lamont spoke out Monday, condemning President Trump and Elon Musk after cuts to funding for veteran federal jobs and essential services.

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) has introduced legislation he said will protect veterans from past and future federal layoffs.

A leaked internal memo from the Department of Veterans Affairs has outlined plans to reduce the workforce by more than 70,000 employees. U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), the top Democrat on the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, has strongly criticized the proposal.

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said on Wednesday he was outraged with the Trump administration’s firing of more than 1,000 Veterans Affairs employees. Blumenthal voted to confirm VA Secretary Doug Collins — he said he now regrets that.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is funding a psychedelic-assisted study for veterans with PTSD and alcohol use disorder with researchers from Yale and Brown Universities.

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) is pushing Congress to pass a bill that will protect military veterans from scammers, making it easier to criminally prosecute bad actors who charge veterans a high fee to apply for benefits.

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) visited the Veterans Affairs Hospital in West Haven, Connecticut on Monday. He said it needs a new surgical and clinical care tower, a parking garage and the existing buildings need renovations.

The Department of Veterans Affairs has expanded access to fertility treatments, reversing its decades-old policy that blocked in vitro fertilization for unmarried, single or LGBTQ veterans. But IVF is still out of reach for many other veterans due to the requirement that they prove their infertility was caused by their military service.