06/24/2019
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"Ms. Farrisee, can you tell me how many employees under Title 5... received bonuses?"
"Well, we know that the VA loses health care providers to the DoD. Why hasn't the VA considered increasing the base pay of the VA health care employees so that they receive comparable pay to the DoD?"
"I mean, these are reasonable guidelines and standards."
"It is frustrating to be a member of Congress and not be able to say, fix this thing and have it fixed."