Workers hit with recent funding freezes and firings involving the Department of Veterans Affairs said the recent tumult might result in more long-term damage than any short-term financial gains for the federal budget. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., noted that, as the daughter of a World War II Purple Heart recipient, the fight was personal. “When I say we have a moral obligation to care for our veterans and their families, this is really personal to me,” she said Tuesday. “And when I hear that