Poll: Eric Shinseki Blamed for VA Woes
Politico has this story. Excerpt:
More Americans blame Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki than anyone else for the problems with patient care, a new poll says.
According to a new CBS News poll, 33 percent of Americans said the secretary is most to blame for the VA scandal, while 28 percent put the fault on local VA hospitals and 17 percent primarily blame President Barack Obama.
The poll comes after the president met with his secretary and publicly addressed the scandal at the White House on Wednesday morning. Obama called reports that 40 veterans may have died waiting for health care in the Phoenix VA system “disgraceful” and vowed to get to the bottom of the problem. …
Read Civil Beat’s Hawaii Lawmakers Speak Out on Shinseki and VA Medical Care Debacle.
Photo: Sec. Eric Shinseki, March 2011. (AFGE)
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