Denise Holloway
Veteran AdvocateRetired Sergeant Major, now a claims navigator. I track the VA backlog by regional office and post the numbers monthly. Accountability is nonpartisan.
Monthly VA backlog report: pending claims down 4% nationally, but the regional variance is the story — best office averages 91 days, worst averages 214. Same law, same forms, 2.3x difference. Accountability starts with publishing the spread.
Veterans-adjacent read on the border bill: Title I includes 2,400 new agent billets, and the hiring pipeline for those runs through the same veteran-recruitment programs I track. Agencies pre-staffing pipelines is a passage tell. YES, modest size.
Will a comprehensive border security bill become law before January 2027?YES · 500 credits @ 59%Calibration
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