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Lawmakers push to approve unified veterans’ bill

June 12, 2014 7:24 am

Vietnam veteran Gene Stoesser, right, talks with Veterans Crisis Command Center volunteer Chuck Lewis, left, while he waits for an appointment Tuesday, June 10, 2014, at American Legion Post 1 in Phoenix. Stoesser was told on May 2, 2014, that he needs heart surgery. The American Legion has set up a crisis center in Phoenix to help veterans get medical care in a first-of-its-kind event in the American Legion's nearly 100-year history.(AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Mark Henle) MESA OUT MARICOPA COUNTY OUT MAGS OUT NO SALES

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Senate backs bill to improve health care for vets

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June 11, 2014 11:29 pm

Don Parker, right, waits with his father, Harley Parker, center, a World War II veteran, on Tuesday as they wait their turn to speak with someone at a health care crisis center set up at the American Legion Post 1 hall in Phoenix. The FBI revealed on Wednesday that it had opened a criminal investigation into a Department of Veterans Affairs reeling from allegations of falsified records and inappropriate scheduling practices. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

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Senate passes bill aimed at cutting wait times for VA patients

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June 11, 2014 11:03 pm

The seal affixed to the front of the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington, Friday, June 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Healthcare

Veterans Affairs issued ‘gag order’ and engaged in criminal cover-ups, lawmakers say

Mark Flatten -

June 11, 2014 10:20 pm

Healthcare

FBI director: FBI probing VA after scathing report

Eric Tucker -

June 11, 2014 7:48 pm

Don’t Tell Congress

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June 11, 2014 5:47 pm

The Justice Department has formally asked the FBI to review materials provided by the Veterans Affairs inspector general, a U.S. law enforcement official said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Matt York)

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Official: FBI asked to investigate Veterans Affairs health care

Eric Tucker -

June 11, 2014 4:20 pm

VIDEO: The Phoenix VA’s problems just got a lot more serious — here’s why

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June 11, 2014 4:00 am

David and Marianne Trujillo exit the Vetaran Affairs facility in El Paso, Texas, Monday, June 9, 2014. Some Veterans Affairs facilities in Texas have among the longest wait-times in the nation for those trying to see a doctor for the first time, according to federal data released Monday. (AP Photo/Juan Carlos Llorca)

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Texas veterans struggle to get appointments

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June 11, 2014 2:13 am

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, joined by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., center, and Rep. Pat Tiberi, R-Ohio, talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 10, 2014, after a Republican Conference meeting. Commenting on problems with the troubled health care system in the Department of Veterans Affairs, Boehner said,

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Congress moving to ensure speedier care for vets

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June 10, 2014 10:05 pm

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Lawmakers push to approve unified veterans’ bill

Senate backs bill to improve health care for vets

Senate passes bill aimed at cutting wait times for VA patients

Veterans Affairs issued ‘gag order’ and engaged in criminal cover-ups, lawmakers say

FBI director: FBI probing VA after scathing report

Don’t Tell Congress

Official: FBI asked to investigate Veterans Affairs health care

VIDEO: The Phoenix VA’s problems just got a lot more serious — here’s why

Texas veterans struggle to get appointments

Congress moving to ensure speedier care for vets

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