Aug 1, 2016
Press Release
For more information, contact: Curt Cashour, (202) 225-3527
Today, Chairman Jeff Miller released the below statement regarding President Obama’s speech at the Disabled American Veterans national convention.
“During his speech today, President Obama threw around a lot of impressive sounding talking points. But like a lot of the information coming out of his Department of Veterans Affairs nowadays, the rhetoric doesn’t match reality. The president decried wait-time manipulation, even though VA leaders routinely tolerate such practices and, according to the Government Accountability Office, VA wait-time data is still misleading. He spoke of the need to protect whistleblowers, even though retaliation against VA employees who spotlight problems is still a major problem. And he tried to link VA’s poor performance with a lack of funding, even though VA’s budget has nearly quadrupled since 2001. The fact is, VA will never be fixed until we have a president who is dedicated to solving the department’s number one problem – its widespread and pervasive lack of accountability. Until then, VA’s issues will continue while veterans pay the price.” – Rep. Jeff Miller, Chairman, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
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