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Dozens Of Hearings Later, Lawmakers Pressed On Where They've Been On VA Dysfunction
WASHINGTON -- Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki has been under fire for weeks amid reports of misconduct at VA facilities around the country.
But on Sunday, CNN's Candy Crowley pressed lawmakers to explain how they're not responsible, too, for failing to provide adequate oversight of VA hospitals given that they've held dozens of hearings on VA matters.
"We added up the number of hearings together that the two of you have had since 2013, the beginning of the last session. It was well over 90," Crowley, who hosts CNN's "State of the Union," told Rep. Jeff Miller (R-Fla.) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who chair the House and Senate committees on veterans affairs, respectively.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/25/veterans-affairs_n_5388959.html?ref=topbar
But on Sunday, CNN's Candy Crowley pressed lawmakers to explain how they're not responsible, too, for failing to provide adequate oversight of VA hospitals given that they've held dozens of hearings on VA matters.
"We added up the number of hearings together that the two of you have had since 2013, the beginning of the last session. It was well over 90," Crowley, who hosts CNN's "State of the Union," told Rep. Jeff Miller (R-Fla.) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who chair the House and Senate committees on veterans affairs, respectively.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/25/veterans-affairs_n_5388959.html?ref=topbar
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