Last week, I joined Minority Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee members in a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder, pressing the Department of Justice (DOJ) to join efforts with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Inspector General’s investigation into misconduct at VA facilities. On Wednesday, the FBI also opened a criminal probe into the VA scandal. To read the text of the letter, click here.
The Senate passed the bipartisan Veterans Access to Care through Choice, Accountability and Transparency Act to address the crisis at VA, introduced by Senators McCain and Sanders. This legislation will empower our nation’s veterans and bring accountability and transparency to the VA. However, this legislation alone will not solve the deep culture problems at the Department — we still have much more work and oversight that will need to be done. I look forward to working with the House of Representatives to ensure our veterans can get the health care they have earned.
Sincerely,
Richard Burr