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Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki is sworn in before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill, Thursday, May 15, 2014. Shinseki testified about a growing scandal surrounding quality of care within the VA, and allegations of falsifying wait times. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)
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Eric Shinseki deflects Senate panel’s tough questions on Veterans Affairs scandals

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A man visits the Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic in Fort Collins, Colo., Monday, May 5, 2014. Employees at the clinic were instructed to falsify records to make it appear that patients were getting appointments close to the day requested, government investigators said. (AP Photo/The Coloradoan, Erin Hull)
Healthcare

Committee head wants Obama to name special commission to investigate Veterans Affairs patient deaths, care delays

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Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, calls for Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki to resign in May amid an investigation into allegations of corruption and unnecessary deaths at the Phoenix VA Medical Center. (Photo: Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)
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Sen. John Cornyn calls Veterans Affairs cancer test delays ‘outrageous’

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As many as 15,000 patients a Southeast Texas Department of Veterans Affairs medical system who should have gotten the colonoscopies either did not get them or were examined only after long and needless delays, according to a whistleblower. (Thinkstock)
Healthcare

Whistleblower says Veterans Affairs cost-cutting led to denials, delays in life-saving cancer tests

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UPDATED: American Legion calls for ouster of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki
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UPDATED: American Legion calls for ouster of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki

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House Armed Services Committee member Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla., speaks during a committee hearing on Capitol Hill September 10, 2013 in Washington. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Veterans Affairs puts 3 on leave; Congress threatens subpoena over destruction of ‘secret’ wait list

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Since May 2013, veterans' medical centers nationwide have been under pressure to clear out 2 million backlogged orders for patient care or services. (Thinkstock)
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Veterans Affairs officials purged 1.5 million unfinished medical orders

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Military veteran Barry Coates looks on as he testifies before a Veterans Affairs House Committee hearing on Wednesday. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)
Healthcare

Veteran tells Congress he was handed a ‘death sentence’ by botched care at Veterans Affairs hospital

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More than three dozen veterans died waiting for treatment from the Department of Veterans Affairs' Phoenix facilities, CNN reported Wednesday evening. (AP Photo)
Healthcare

Delayed tests, inadequate care linked to 23 cancer patient deaths at Veterans Affairs hospitals

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House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, speaks to reporters after a post House GOP conference meeting on Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014. (Examiner/Graeme Jennings)
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Congressional leaders call for ouster of failing Veterans Affairs executives, but not of Secretary Eric Shinseki

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