Lost in the chaos (but not to us) is the incredible damage Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and DOGE are doing to the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Take just one instance — the Veterans Crisis Hotline.

DOGE laid off nearly 1000 workers at the VA early on in its efforts, including those who handled the hotline, ended remote work for others, and froze hiring for new employees.

Many of the sudden personnel moves had to be reversed, causing mass confusion. Further, the “return to work” directive caused therapists to hold remote sessions with Veterans in non-private spaces, and warn Veterans that their privacy could not be guaranteed.

It's a disgrace.

The good news, Tammy Duckworth is introducing legislation to "protect the Veterans Crisis Line, its workers and the Veterans it serves against the Trump Administration’s ongoing attacks against the VA."

We're asking for your help in getting it passed:

Please tell Congress to pass Tammy Duckworth's legislation to protect the Veterans Crisis line. This should have bipartisan support, but you never know these days. So please make your voice heard.

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Here's Senator Duckworth talking about the bill on CNN:

Please tell Congress to pass Tammy Duckworth's legislation to protect the Veterans Crisis line. This should have bipartisan support, but you never know these days. So please make your voice heard.

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