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VA Pressed to Take Back Senior Staff Bonuses Over Scandal
Newsmax ^ | July 8, 2014 | Drew MacKenzie

Posted on 07/08/2014 11:23:37 AM PDT by lilyramone

The Department of Veteran Affairs is coming under mounting pressure from Democrats and Republicans to take back bonuses for senior staff who were in charge at VA medical centers when appointment times were falsified to cover up treatment delays for patients, The Washington Post reported.

House Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Jeff Miller said the VA secretary has the authority "to rescind these bonuses" within a year after they were paid.

"I am calling on him to take this action where he deems appropriate," said Miller, a Florida Republican.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
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1 posted on 07/08/2014 11:23:37 AM PDT by lilyramone
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To: lilyramone

Yeah, right.

MacKenzie must be looking for a sideline of “stand-up comic”.


2 posted on 07/08/2014 11:27:04 AM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (Catastrophic Anthropogenic Climate Alteration: The acronym explains the science.)
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3 posted on 07/08/2014 11:27:16 AM PDT by Nachum (Obamacare: It's. The. Flaw.)
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To: lilyramone

So many summer home purchases, vacations to exotic islands nioe of us could afford, and trips to Vegas cancelled by those evil Republicans.


4 posted on 07/08/2014 11:27:28 AM PDT by jsanders2001
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To: jsanders2001

So many summer home purchases, vacations to exotic islands none of us could afford, and trips to Vegas cancelled by those evil Republicans.


5 posted on 07/08/2014 11:28:09 AM PDT by jsanders2001
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To: lilyramone

Ummmm......Congress?......You might want to take a look at the claims side of the VA, too.


6 posted on 07/08/2014 11:52:38 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: lilyramone

The VA needs to be closed and replaced with vouchers.


7 posted on 07/08/2014 2:27:10 PM PDT by GOPJ (Remember the oath is to “support and defend the Constitution” not the President.FRrfreedom4u)
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V A ping.


8 posted on 07/08/2014 9:32:31 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar (Resist in place.)
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