Castro on Veterans Medical Center Delay Allegations

Statement

Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) released the following statement and letter following allegations of Veterans Affairs (VA) officials in Austin and San Antonio of manipulating medical appointment data at the Austin VA Outpatient Clinic and the North Central Federal Clinic in San Antonio:

"The allegations reported about VA hospitals' officials in Texas tampering with waitlists of our sick veterans are deeply troubling. That is why I've written to Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki to ensure that we get to the bottom of these allegations. I look forward to the immediate review of all procedures at all VA Medical Centers, especially in San Antonio so many veterans across South Texas depend on these services. As someone who grew up in San Antonio and now represents hundreds of thousands of veterans and soldiers in Congress, I'm incredibly grateful to all of all military men and women for sacrificing so much to defend our freedoms at home and abroad. We must do everything to ensure that we are caring for and supporting our veterans in every way we can and with the high quality they deserve, especially when they are ill. During their time as active duty military, they stood up for our nation. As a nation, we must stand up for them during their years as veterans."

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