{"id":160961,"date":"2024-09-13T11:41:20","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T15:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=160961"},"modified":"2024-09-13T11:41:20","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T15:41:20","slug":"jd-vance-on-privatizing-some-va-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=160961","title":{"rendered":"JD Vance on privatizing some VA services"},"content":{"rendered":"

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During a podcast with Shawn Ryan, JD Vance discussed improving services at the VA. One of the things that Vance would like to see is the privatization of some of their services. He would also like to see “bad apples” removed. Kamala Harris’s campaign insinuated that Vance wanted to defund parts of the VA.<\/p>\n

From Military Times:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

In an appearance on the Shawn Ryan Show podcast released Wednesday, the Ohio senator (who is former President Donald Trump’s running mate) also said he would fire or cut thousands of federal civilian jobs, including many within VA.<\/p>\n

“Probably 90% to 95% of the people at the VA are fantastic human beings, but then you’ve got a small slice of the VA [who are] bad apples that makes it really hard for everybody else to do their job,” he said.<\/p>\n

“This is why veterans spend three hours on the phone trying to get an appointment. This is why you have people commit suicide, because they’re waiting 28 days to get an appointment with the doctor. It’s a small sliver of the VA, but you can fire those people, right? Give the people who are doing their job a raise. Fire the people who aren’t doing their jobs.”<\/p>\n

Both Ryan and Vance are veterans. Vance said he has used VA hospitals for his own health care in the past, but understands frustration with the system and would listen to proposals for privatizing parts of the department.<\/p>\n

When Ryan asked “would you ever consider privatized health care for veterans?” Vance responded by saying “I think I’d consider it” before shifting to thoughts on Trump’s past veterans policies.<\/p>\n

“I think that there are areas where the VA actually works very well,” he said. “So I would not say, ‘get rid of the whole thing.’ But I would say, ‘give people more choice.’ I think you’ll save money in the process.”<\/p>\n

A spokesman for Vance on Thursday afternoon denied that the nominee supports defunding parts of the VA and blasted the campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris for creating a controversy where one did not exist.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Additional Reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shane, L. (2024, September 12). JD Vance would consider privatizing some VA services if elected. Military Times<\/em>. Link<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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