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Senator Murray Holds Roundtable on VA Caregivers Program, Continues Fight to Improve Program
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April 7, 2022
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19:10Now PlayingToday, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) a senior member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee (SVAC), held a virtual roundtable on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Caregivers program. During the event, Senator Murray discussed her longtime push to ensure the program is meeting the intent of Congress so that veterans and their families can access the critical services and care they have earned.
This roundtable comes after last month’s SVAC hearing where Senator Murray spoke with and heard from advocates who are fighting to improve the Caregivers Program—following an announcement by the VA of changes coming to the program. Included in this announcement was a decision by VA Secretary Denis McDonough to immediately halt the discharge of legacy participants and to start a new process to refine eligibility requirements to ensure the Program is meeting the intent of Congress.
Senator Murray was joined by Sharon Kirkpatrick, of Hansville, a retired Navy veteran and current caregiver of a Vietnam era veteran; LaVada Anderson, Tribal Veteran Service Officer; and Melissa Margain, a U.S. Army veteran, the Seattle Program Director for Minority Veterans of America.
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