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Press ReleaseNeutral2026-09-02

$27 Billion and Counting: Budzinski Demands Answers from VA Admin on Exploding Oracle Costs

Nikki Budzinski
Nikki Budzinski
DIL-13 · Representative
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This press release from Representative Nikki Budzinski (D-IL) was published on 2026-09-02 and titled "$27 Billion and Counting: Budzinski Demands Answers from VA Admin on Exploding Oracle Costs".

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$27 Billion and Counting: Budzinski Demands Answers from VA Admin on Exploding Oracle Costs

WASHINGTON, DC— Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) pressed U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Deputy Secretary Paul Lawrence during a House Veterans Affairs Committee hearing on the VA’s plans to give Oracle an additional $17 billion for the Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) program. Budzinski, who has been overseeing the VA’s EHRM program as Ranking Member of the [ ] The post $27 Billion and Counting: Budzinski Demands Answers from VA Admin on Exploding Oracle Costs appeared first on Nikki Budzinski .
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