US House Rep Jeff Miller is the Chair of the House Veterans Affairs Committee.  Last week, his office issued the following:

Miller Statement on VA OIG Review of Phoenix VA Health Care System

For more information, contact: Curt Cashour, (202) 225-3527

Aug 26, 2014

WASHINGTON — Following the release of the VA Inspector General’s review of the Phoenix VA Health Care System, Chairman Jeff Miller released the below statement.


“The inspector general’s report paints a very disturbing picture. Delays in care that VA officials tried to hide caused harm to veterans. Even though the IG says it can’t conclusively assert that deaths were caused by VA negligence, the report does link 20 deaths to substandard care. Almost as troubling as the report itself is the fact that VA officials sought to downplay it by selectively leaking portions of the department’s response to the review prior to its release. The VA scandal was caused by bureaucrats who chose to whitewash or conceal the department’s problems. The fact that some department officials are still engaging in similar practices underscores the dire need for real accountability throughout the organization. So far, despite repeated requests from our committee, we have seen no evidence that the corrupt bureaucrats who created the VA scandal will be purged from the department’s payroll anytime soon. Until that happens, VA will never be fixed.” –  Rep. Jeff Miller, Chairman, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

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