On Thursday, May 15th, the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs will hold a hearing on “The State of VA Health Care” at 10:00 AM in Room 106 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Eric Shinseki, will testify as to the state of VA health care and will inevitably be asked questions about the scandals in Phoenix and San Antonio.
Representatives from other veterans organizations will also testify, to include the American Legion, which earlier called for Shinseki’s resignation (the first time the American Legion has called for the resignation of a VA Secretary in thirty years). Also included on the witness panel are representatives from the Disabled American Veterans, Paralyzed Veterans of America, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, as well as the acting Inspector General of the VA.
As stated by the committee chairman, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), “this committee will do everything it can to review the serious allegations regarding the Phoenix VA and other facilities, but we will not rush to judgment. As soon as the inspector general completes its independent investigation in Phoenix, we will hold a hearing or series of hearings regarding what happened there.”
The hearing will be aired live on C-SPAN. Tune in at 10:00 AM tomorrow, May 15, here.
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