Sen. Moran Demands Accountability at VA with Secretary Nominee David Shulkin

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U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) this week questioned the President's nominee for Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Dr. David Shulkin, about the VA's pattern of unresponsiveness to members of Congress attempting to help constituents with VA healthcare and benefits and the Department's history of thwarting congressional intent in application of the laws Congress has passed. Sen. Moran also reminded Dr. Shulkin to work more closely with Veteran Service Organizations (VSOs) in the future on VA reform and of his efforts to get answers from the VA as to how a physician assistant the Leavenworth VA Hospital could have been allowed to commit crimes against veterans and then retire instead of being fired.

Sen. Moran's questions were related to answers he expected to receive as follow up from his meeting with Dr. Shulkin on Jan. 24 in his Washington, D.C., office.

Dr. Shulkin committed to Sen. Moran that he will work to expand the VA Choice Program and fix the issues with its implementation to solve the problems so many veterans and health care providers are facing.

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