Democrats question VA secretary on return-to-office 'disruptions'

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Source: Yahoo! News/The Hill

Mon, April 7, 2025 at 8:03 PM EDT


A group of 20 House Democrats want answers from Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins on how President Trump’s return-to-office mandate for federal workers is being carried out, citing “deep concerns” the blanket policy is damaging care for veterans.

In a letter to Collins, sent March 28 but released on social media Monday by one of the signatories, Rep. Lizzie Fletcher (D-Texas), the group takes issue with the “lack of clarity” about how the VA is planning to implement having VA employees show up to work in person.

“Within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), we have heard from countless stakeholders, veterans and Department of Veterans Affairs employees that by carrying out President Trump’s blanket return-to-office policy, your administration is damaging veterans and employing trust in the VA, disrupting and impeding veterans access to care, and creating untenable and inefficient conditions for both veterans and the VA workforce,” the lawmakers write.

“We call upon you to ensure that the policy includes clear exceptions for situations where it is not feasible or reasonable for employees to be in the office 100% of the time,” they add.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/democrats-va-secretary-return-office-000337739.html

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I've heard firsthand how the sudden return-to-office mandate is creating disruptions for our veterans and VA workforce. I joined @RepBrownley in sending a letter to VA Secretary Collins to get answers.
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1:21 PM · Apr 7, 2025

[idahoblue]

1. This can should be the response from every agency.

The fat freak who spends his time on his golf course demands the working people show up to an office miles away. I know of people commuting 2 hours each way. A 4 hour commute impairs productivity and destroys moral.
Of course, that is the point.
Cruelty for the fun of it.