Senate Democrats choose politics over holding Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki accountable for the concealed the wait times for veterans seeking medical treatment. The Hill,
“Senate Democrats are closing ranks behind Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki and President Obama’s decision to keep him in the Cabinet despite Republican calls for his ouster. As of Thursday afternoon, not a single Democratic senator had called for Shinseki’s resignation… And Senate Democrats have been slow to embrace House-passed legislation that would give Shinseki the authority to fire senior executives… “I think he’s doing a thorough review, as he should, of VA medical centers on the scheduling issue,” said Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (Ill.).”
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