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Deal reached on VA reforms

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Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Jeff Miller have reached an agreement to reform the Department of Veterans Affairs, according to an aide briefed on the matter.
The legislation, which is to be unveiled Monday, will touch on “both the short-term and long-term needs of the VA,” the aide said.


The two lawmakers worked continuously through the weekend to craft a deal before Congress heads home for a five-week recess Friday.

Last week, the prospect of Sanders (I-Vt.) and Miller (R-Fla.) reaching a compromise had seemingly declined when Senate Democrats and House Republicans criticized each other for giving up on negotiations. But Miller and Sanders were ultimately able to reach a compromise.

“Miller and Sanders continued negotiations on a VA reform package this weekend and made significant progress toward an agreement on legislation to make VA more accountable and to help the department recruit more doctors, nurses and other health care professionals,” an advisory from Miller’s and Sanders’ offices said.

Specific details of the agreement were not immediately clear, but any legislation would likely give the VA secretary a broader ability to fire senior officials accused of mismanagement. The deal is also expected to allocate money for veterans who have been awaiting medical treatment for longer than 30 days the ability to leave the VA system for care.
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Read more: Deal reached on VA reforms - Lauren French - POLITICO.com

This is great news! The VA system needs some revamping and this deal looks like just the beginning of the long process.
 
Who got fired? If no one got fired, nothing got fixed.
 
apdst said:
Who got fired? If no one got fired, nothing got fixed.
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" but any legislation would likely give the VA secretary a broader ability to fire senior officials accused of mismanagement."
 
Specific details of the agreement were not immediately clear, but any legislation would likely give the VA secretary a broader ability to fire senior officials accused of mismanagement. The deal is also expected to allocate money for veterans who have been awaiting medical treatment for long

Read more: Deal reached on VA reforms - Lauren French - POLITICO.com
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Not gonna bust out the pompoms until the "details are made immediately clear."
 
TheDemSocialist said:
" but any legislation would likely give the VA secretary a broader ability to fire senior officials accused of mismanagement."
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Be sure and start a thread about all the firings. :roll:
 
apdst said:
Be sure and start a thread about all the firings. :roll:
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Firings? I want to see some damn arrests made! Some of the instances reported is straight up felony fraud. However, I'm not holding my breath with this Justice Department.
 
Fishstyx said:
Firings? I want to see some damn arrests made! Some of the instances reported is straight up felony fraud. However, I'm not holding my breath with this Justice Department.
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Agreed, but as long as the same clowns are working in the system, nothing is fixed.
 
TheDemSocialist said:
Read more: Deal reached on VA reforms - Lauren French - POLITICO.com

This is great news! The VA system needs some revamping and this deal looks like just the beginning of the long process. [/FONT][/COLOR]
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Whoa, needs some revamping? Who are you kidding...
The VA system needs a complete over haul, fired every person who filed false numbers, give the vets vouchers to go have immediate care elsewhere until there is a proper plan for them. Right now they are hanging in the balance, that is so wrong in countless ways.
 
TheDemSocialist said:
" but any legislation would likely give the VA secretary a broader ability to fire senior officials accused of mismanagement."
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Nobody gets fired under Obama, nobody.

Further the VA needs to be closed and vouchers given to the GI's for healthcare. We are throwing billions more at yet another failed government run organization
 
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It's a step in the right direction, but sadly the pessimist in me sees this as more than likely nothing but political posturing. As others have said, until someone is actually taken to task for the abysmal failings of this agency, nothing has happened, and nothing will happen.
 
Details are emerging, the bill restores the bonus system but caps at a "meager" $360 million per year. They were eliminated until 2016 with the money saved to be used for other expenses within the VA. Kinda expected something like with with Sanders's involvement.
 
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