That is something you try and do working with a law that does not contemplate indemnifying the operator.
This hearing is really about the recent outbreak of avian influenza (AI), bird flu, that has plagued, really, primarily the Upper Midwest.
I think the vast majority of people working in the VA are incredibly dedicated, professional, doing everything they can to honor the promise...
This common-sense bill--S. 1082--would simply increase the accountability for VA employees.
There is nothing more corrosive to the morale of an organization than if bad actors just continue to be able to conduct themselves in an ina...
Thank you, Chairman Isakson, Ranking Member Blumenthal, and other distinguished Members of the Committee, for the opportunity to present my ...
Full and fair accountability for all VA employees is necessary to achieve the kind of culture change that VA badly needs.
All my bill is trying to do is provide accountability, give the VA the tools to remove truly those people that are not honoring the promises...
However, this bill simply does not go far enough.
Accountability is certainly better at the VA today than it was a year ago, but there is a long way to go in regard to cleaning up that corpo...
I am happy to work with the VA to structure the bill that maintains high morale and high quality health care for our veterans.