Political Quotes

“the Senator from Alabama offers an amendment that would require the VA to submit a report on the implementation of staffing models, and that is sorely needed. And I rise in support of this amendment. We saw Secretary Collins initially say he wanted to fire 15 percent of the VA workforce--80,000 people--with no explanation. Then he demolished morality at the VA so that 30,000 people quit. Now he says he is not going to fire 80,000 people. He fired most of the new hires, probationary workers, many of them veterans, until that was held up in court. None of this is supported by any kind of analysis or assessment of how it would impact wait times or the provision of service for veterans. So I appreciate the Senator from Alabama for wanting to hold the administration accountable. I urge a ``yes'' vote to the amendment.”