Sen. Marco Rubio warned the Senate against passing a reform package aimed at cleaning up the Department of Veterans Affairs, arguing the current legislation is too weak on VA employees who abuse veterans.
“The VA ‘reform’ bill as it stands today should not be rammed through Congress without real accountability reforms being added to it,” Rubio said in a statement Tuesday. “It’s simple: If you work at the VA and work against the interests of our veterans through your negligence, indifference, incompetence or corruption, the VA secretary should be able to fire you.”
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