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Obama nominee McDonald pledges to ‘transform’ VA

By Washington Examiner
Published July 22, 2014 9:58pm ET
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Obama nominee McDonald pledges to ‘transform’ VA
Veterans Affairs Secretary nominee Robert McDonald of Ohio flanked by Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, left, and Rob Portman, R-Ohio, right, listen during a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearings to examine his nomination to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 22, 2014. (AP Photo) | AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s choice to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs pledged Tuesday to transform the beleaguered agency, saying that “systematic failures” must be addressed.

Robert McDonald cited problems with patient access to health care, transparency, accountability and integrity, among other issues.

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