Senator Mark Udall of Colorado says Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki should resign amid reports of misconduct in VA hospitals. Udall, a Democrat facing reelection, made the announcement on Twitter:
In light of IG report & systemic issues at @DeptVetAffairs, Sec. Shinseki must step down: http://t.co/7zfNxqQMZa
— Mark Udall (@MarkUdall) May 28, 2014
The investigator general’s report on the VA misconduct found hospital executives were concealing delays in treatment for veterans–delays which averaged 115 days–in order to earn better perfomance reviews and higher bonuses.
Udall is the first Democrat and third senator to call for Shinseki’s resignation.
