Obama defends VA Secretary Eric Shineski but vows “accountability”
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on May 21st, 2014 11:08 pm by HL
Obama defends VA Secretary Eric Shineski but vows “accountability”
President Obama says “nobody cares more about our veterans” than Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki, but adds he will wait for internal investigations to conclude before doling out accountability for the VA health care scandal.
Obama: Caring for veterans a “sacred duty”
Amid reports of misconduct and crushing wait times at Veterans Affairs medical facilities around the country, President Obama vowed to veterans: “So long as I have the privilege of serving as commander in chief, I am going to keep on fighting to deliver the care and the benefits and the opportunities that your families deserve.”