It is beyond unacceptable for that to occur before this Congressional oversight Committee.

If policies made by Central Office can easily be circumvented, then policy makers at VA must be held accountable.

More than once, VA has come before us and said problems at its facilities are fixed and 'all is well.'

However, as of the latest report I have read, dated August 2011, there is still a widespread failure within the Miami facility in its handling of RME's, or Reusable Medical Equipment.

It seems that each time I come to one of these hearings, I find myself saying the same thing: we continue to travel down the same path;

If employees are circumventing patient safety policies, they must be held accountable.

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