"I'm glad to report that veteran unemployment has already fallen by nearly 40% since President Donald Trump was elected," @VP Pence announces during Veterans Day speech https://t.co/sLM8bIbFpS pic.twitter.com/CgkI4bwo7S
— CBS News (@CBSNews) November 11, 2017
Vice President Mike Pence lauded the administration’s handling of the Department of Veterans Affairs, claiming that under President Trump, the agency has grown more accountable and expanded healthcare access.
Speaking Saturday at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., to mark Veterans Day, Pence said that Trump is keeping his promises to veterans.
“Working with [Veterans Affairs Secretary David] Shulkin, we’ve made the Department of Veterans Affairs already more efficient, effective, and accountable,” he said. “Let me be clear, veterans’ benefits are not entitlements. They are earned. They are the ongoing compensation for services rendered in the uniform in the United States of America.”
Pence said Trump has cleaned up inefficiencies caused by mismanagement and personnel issues at the department.
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