Video from a statement by Margaret Wood Hassan
Sen. Maggie Hassan questions VA officials about position eliminations and hiring caps at the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing of January 28, 2026.
Excerpts from 1:21:42 to 1:22:51 and 1:24:13 to 1:26:13 of the committee's archived hearing video, joined with a one-second black gap. DI added its logo in the corner.
Video: U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Public domain (U.S. government work) (opens in a new tab)
Watch the full original video (opens in a new tab) (relevant passage: Sen. Maggie Hassan's questions on position eliminations and hiring caps, about 1:21:42 to 1:22:51 and 1:24:13 to 1:26:13 on the archived video timeline)
Hassan says doctors and nurses are not overhead, warns that eliminating up to 35,000 mostly vacant positions could leave the VA unable to care for veterans, and objects to caps on how many people each regional network can hire.
“doctors and nurses aren't overhead”