A congressman is wanting to strip veteran benefits from those who attacked the Capitol. Also, the VA has a huge backlog of claims and records request, BUT is also one of the top places to work… kind of.

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Congressman wants veterans who participated in the Capitol attack to lose benefits.

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2021/03/19/lawmaker-wants-to-strip-benefits-from-veterans-involved-in-januarys-attack-on-congress/

VA backlog

https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/2021/03/23/skepticism-surrounds-va-promise-to-draw-down-backlog-of-compensation-and-pension-exams/

https://www.militarytimes.com/education-transition/2021/03/25/with-a-half-million-personnel-records-backlogged-va-promises-vaccines-for-archive-staffers-to-catch-up/

VA is one of the best employers in the US

https://blogs.va.gov/VAntage/86410/forbes-ranks-va-one-americas-best-large-employers/

https://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=5618

https://bestplacestowork.org/rankings/detail/VA00

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