Reuters reported mass layoffs at the Department of Veterans Affairs could begin as early as June. How would cuts affect Washington state's veterans?

The Department of Veterans Affairs will begin mass layoffs as early as June, according to a memo reviewed by Reuters, as President Donald Trump's campaign to sharply cut the federal government works its way through a highly politically sensitive agency.

The cuts would be a major escalation of the downsizing that has already occurred at the department, which provides health care and many other services to veterans.