Alaska’s Congressional delegation has abandoned U.S. veterans

By: Virginia Lembo

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: July 29, 2026

Words: 506

Last Updated: 4 days, 22 hours ago


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It is a disgrace the way our congressional delegation has abandoned U.S. veterans. The Trump administration’s Big Beautiful Bill, which Murkowski, Sullivan and Begich all voted for, gave more tax breaks to billionaires and large corporations, while at the same time squeezing the middle class and the poor. Among the casualties are U.S. veterans.

In order to fund more tax breaks for the top 1%, government services to everyone else had to be cut. …

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