Biden’s Budget Cuts VA Spending, Increases Funds for Wars in Ukraine and Israel

Published on March 11, 2024

The Biden administration’s proposed 2025 budget would cut the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) while pushing for increased spending for the wars in Ukraine and Gaza. The budget “prioritizes Veterans’ Mental Health Services and Suicide Prevention for Veterans and Military Servicemembers” by allocating $135 million in suicide prevention programs, a fact sheet said. The proposal would ultimately cut more than $5.6 billion from the VA’s budget, lowering the department’s discretionary allocation by about 4.2 percent. The Department of Defense, meanwhile, would get an increase of more than 4 percent to combat threats in Gaza, Ukraine, and the Indo-Pacific. This would allow the Pentagon to continue record spending despite having never passed an audit....

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