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On the recordMay 4, 2015
What would you say to the Secretary if you went to him on a big issue that you investigated and said, 'Mr. Secretary, you need to take action on this. You need to fire five people in the VA,' and he says, 'I am not going to do that.'
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Dan Sullivan
Republican · Alaska

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Sullivan questions the response to necessary actions within the VA.

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