Massachusetts Veterans Services Head throws the alarm over financing cuts, emphasizes aid programs in front of the memorial day

On the way to the Memorial Day, Jon Santiago Jon Santiago have expressed the Massachusetts Ministry of Veteran Department in the areas of federal cuts in the VA and emphasized the work that shines on Massachusetts to support veterans across the state.

“We say we support veterans, we thank veterans for their service, but I would like to see a few measures with it, correctly and not just words,” said Santiago, when I was asked about the support of the federal government for veterans in a segment of CBS '”Keller The Great”.

“And if you talk about cutting services and withdraw support that raises concerns to me, not only for the veterans who come back from abroad that we still have 1000 people abroad,” he continued. “But about those who have already paid the price who have already borne the burden of the service for this country.”

The secretary agreed by 15% of the VA workforce proposed as part of the Trump administration, whereby the danger in particular was highlighted in view of the current “residues and lack of personnel” and the recent increase in veterans that are possible for services. According to the Federal Pact Act of 2022, which increases the authorization for VA services, 1.5 million other veterans have now justified the services in Massachusetts.

“They increase millions of people who receive authorization to receive services, but they take the staff away to satisfy their needs,” said Santiago. “There are some significant concerns.”

Santiago also found that the VA is a “large research center in the whole country” in the “On The Record” segment of WCVB, which was broadcast on Sunday.

“What they are doing is to effectively freeze the attitude,” said Santiago. “There are around 200 of them across the country who work on 300 attempts to have 10,000 veterans on exact things such as PTBS research, the pacemaker, liver transplantation – these things come from VA.”

The secretary also spoke to what the Commonwealth does for the veteran communities, including a $ 20 million investment, which is aimed at veteran obsession, long-term care facilities and much more.

“We are proud of Massachusetts in relation to what we do for veterans. I would bring us about every state in this country, but there is always a gap to close,” said Santiago. “It always has to be addressed, and that begins with dealing with the experienced community.”

In long-term care facilities in Holyoke and Chelsea, said Santiago, Care recovered from the pandemic depths and the state plans to double the capacity of the Chelsea facility. When asked about plans for a potential third institution, the secretary said that they were “very provisional” and found that 65% of the facilities were financed through the VA.

The Hero Act, which expanded the advantages and the modernized services for veterans in Massachusetts, is “implemented 100% to this day,” said Santiago and called it the “most comprehensive piece of veteran legislation in the history of Commonwealth”.