Veterans Affairs Declares Thousands of Living Vets Dead, Cancels Benefits
The latest scandal from the Department of Veterans Affairs is a series of four thousand errors, which mistakenly declared living veterans dead, terminating their benefits.
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VA Secretary’s Disney Remarks Draw Bipartisan Ire from Lawmakers: ‘I Got Pissed Off’
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Democrats and Republican lawmakers alike are lambasting Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) Secretary Robert McDonald for playing down the fatal impact of the wait times at VA medical centers by comparing them to lines at Disneyland.
Veterans Affairs Secretary Expresses ‘Regret’ For Disneyland Comments
President Barack Obama’s Secretary of Veterans Affairs expressed “regret” for comparing VA hospital wait times to the lines at Disneyland — 30 hours after making the comments during a breakfast with reporters in Washington D.C.
VA Secy McDonald: ‘If I Was Misunderstood,’ or ‘Said the Wrong Thing,’ Glad To Have Chance To Correct It
On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” Veterans Affairs’ Secretary Robert McDonald said of his comments comparing VA wait times to lines at Disney, “if I was misunderstood or if I said the wrong thing, I am glad that
VA Secretary Compares Long Hospital Waits To Lines At Disneyland
Veterans Affairs Secretary Bob McDonald does not think that measuring the number of days it takes for a veteran to receive a medical appointment is a valid assessment of success for the Obama administration’s VA.
Obama’s VA Secretary Blasts Trump’s Veterans Adviser–Who Served in Air Force 25 Years
Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald is questioning whether Donald Trump’s veterans adviser is qualified to speak about the failures of his department.
Texas Congressman Votes to Hold VA Employees Accountable
A freshman Texas U.S. Representative took a vote this week to protect veterans and hold VA employees accountable. The move comes in the wake of VA scandals where veterans have received long delays in treatments or no treatment at all for their service related disabilities and injuries.
Accountability Theater: Nobody Got Fired Over the VA Scandal
It’s Accountability Theater, and we get a fresh performance every time scandals explode in the Obama Administration, because they know the public has a short attention span, and their faithful media has an even shorter one.
Obama to Visit Phoenix VA Hospital That Sparked Scandal
President Barack Obama will visit the Arizona veterans’ hospital that prompted an overhaul of veterans’ health care and led to the resignation of the VA secretary.
VA Secretary Apologizes For False Claim Of Serving In Special Forces
Given both the crisis still in progress at the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the controversy over NBC News’ Brian Williams getting in trouble for a phony story of taking fire in Iraq, this was not a good moment for a combo scandal in which the new VA Secretary, Robert McDonald, got caught making a false claim of serving with U.S. Special Forces.
VA Secretary Admits He Falsely Claimed Service in Special Forces
The White House issued a statement Monday saying, “We take him at his word and expect that this will not impact the important work he’s doing to promote the health and well-being of our nation’s veterans.”
VA Reform Doesn't Go Far Enough
When the federal government promises “reform,” there’s no guarantee things will get better (they generally don’t) but you can be certain it will spend more money. Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald says he’s implementing “the largest restructuring in the department’s
VA Secretary: Phoenix VA Director Still on Payroll
Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald reported that Phoenix VA Director Sharon Helman is “still on the government payroll” on Monday’s “Wolf” on CNN. McDonald said “what we do is when there’s an indication that there could be a violation of
3 Allegedly Planned to Kill Justin Bieber
ALBUQUERQUE, Dec. 12 (UPI) — An ex-con from New Mexico and his nephew planned to kill Justin Bieber and his bodyguard, police said. Mark Staake of Albuquerque was allegedly taking orders from a man he met while both were doing
CEOs Warn Obama of Dangers Posed by Fiscal Cliff
Twelve prominent CEOs, many of whom have warned against the dangers of raising taxes on those making over $250,000 and creating more economic uncertainty, met with President Barack Obama on Wednesday to discuss the looming fiscal cliff. There were no
