04/28/2009
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"Clearly congressional oversight is critical, as is VA's efforts to increase accountability within its system."
"The people who lied, who acted dishonorably, who manipulated data in Phoenix and elsewhere clearly must be held accountable."
"the perception is you have hit the ground sprinting, which is exactly what this Committee wanted from you"
"This bill contains language which will allow the Secretary to fire people immediately who are doing -- who are underperforming or lying. It gives number 21 day period of appeal without pay during that..."