05/09/2023
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"Maybe you can explain since you gave those dates. Can you explain to me why there is such a huge hit dip in your disciplinary actions before the VA had passed the Accountability Act and now after they..."
"I have been in Congress for not as long as some, but I have been around for a while."
"We gave the VA Secretary more power to remove, demote, and suspend any VA employee for poor performance or misconduct."
"I have been investigating a situation in Southern California where an incredibly problematic employee could not be removed, by the way he is a GS-7, under traditional authorities."