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The cuts would be a major escalation of the downsizing that has already occurred at the department, which provides health care and many other services to veterans.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is set to begin mass layoffs later this year, sparking concerns that this will affect services for veterans, both locally in Lubbock and nationwide. As part of the President’s campaign to trim the size of the federal government,