Post by Poor Richard on Feb 19, 2024 18:12:15 GMT -7
Vulnerable Dem senator breaks silence on Biden admin providing veteran medical resources to illegal immigrants
Fox News reports "An effort by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to help U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) process health care treatment for illegal immigrants despite a growing backlog of U.S. veterans led to uproar among several lawmakers, but one notable Democrat has been tight-lipped about the matter.
Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., has been largely silent about efforts by the VA to assist with healthcare claims made by illegal immigrants who are currently held in ICE's custody as the backlog for veterans' claims piles up. However, his office dismissed the claims about the VA giving healthcare to illegal immigrants.
Tester serves as chair of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, which has primary jurisdiction over the VA and works to address problems and issues related to veterans in the United States.
The arrangement between the VA's Financial Service Center (VA-FSC) and ICE to process claims for migrant medical care is a longstanding one that actually predates the Biden administration and was outlined in a 2020 memo during former President Donald Trump's administration."
Read the full story here.
Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., has been largely silent about efforts by the VA to assist with healthcare claims made by illegal immigrants who are currently held in ICE's custody as the backlog for veterans' claims piles up. However, his office dismissed the claims about the VA giving healthcare to illegal immigrants.
Tester serves as chair of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, which has primary jurisdiction over the VA and works to address problems and issues related to veterans in the United States.
The arrangement between the VA's Financial Service Center (VA-FSC) and ICE to process claims for migrant medical care is a longstanding one that actually predates the Biden administration and was outlined in a 2020 memo during former President Donald Trump's administration."
Read the full story here.