Clinton doubles down on VA comments as more veteran deaths emerge

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A government watchdog uncovered further evidence of delays in care at the Department of Veterans Affairs the same day Hillary Clinton’s campaign doubled down on comments blaming Republicans for exaggerating the VA’s problems.

After Clinton took fire for suggesting last week that the VA wait-time scandal has “not been as widespread as it has been made out to be,” her campaign spokesman called it a “systemic problem” and an “outrage.”

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