AG Mayes released the following statement after the latest round of Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cuts has led to the firing of several Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) therapists in Phoenix—essential personnel who provided life-changing care to those who served our country: “These cuts are outrageous. Veterans in Arizona already struggle to access the care they deserve, and now an unelected billionaire and a wannabe dictator have decided even the status quo was too much help. Firing VA therapists, including those helping veterans manage PTSD and chronic pain, is not only cruel—it’s dangerous.”