The men and women who served in uniform should be first in line for the best quality medical care in the world. Many today are not, and this bipartisan compromise is a good step towards tackling this serious problem and restoring accountability at the VA. Our veterans deserve solutions, not more partisanship in Washington. I have long advocated for vets to be able to obtain care from a private-sector health care provider. I have said repeatedly that the VA secretary should be able to fire employees whose job performance is unsatisfactory. While this bill is not perfect and should have sought more spending cuts elsewhere in the government to help pay for it, I appreciate that these two reforms have been included.
Posted on: Fri, 01 Aug 2014 00:18:21 +0000
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