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Reasons veterans are especially hard-hit by federal cuts

Former service members already face stark challenges as they integrate back into civilian life. Cuts to veterans’ services will make that only worse.

Those services include health care, short- and long-term housing options, life insurance, pensions, education stipends, and assistance in jails and courts. For the past month, the Trump administration has been cutting federal spending, causing numerous hardships for government employees, the agencies they work for and the people they serve. Now, it’s executing a stark policy reversal with acute consequences for the very same veterans the U.S. government promised to protect and serve since the country’s founding.

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