SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A group of veterans and nurses rallied outside of Representative Scott Peters office on Friday, demanding support for a fully funded and staffed Veteran's Affairs healthcare clinic.

Nurses say their clinics have been understaffed as the Trump administration cuts thousands of VA employees so far this year, and they say the goal to reduce staff by up to 15% has put veterans at risk. “As nurses we say not on our watch!" said Andrea Johnson, a VA nurse.

These nurses say they’re standing on the front lines of healthcare to defend those who defended our country. “Any healthcare provider that comes to the VA wants to be there to serve those who served," Johnson said.

This comes as the Department of Veteran's Affairs announced in July, they’re on track to cut 30,000 VA

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