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Horsford Statement on Resignation of Secretary Shinseki

Statement

Date: May 30, 2014
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Entitlements and the Safety Net Veterans Health and Health Care

Today, Representative Steven Horsford (NV-4) released the following statement regarding the resignation of VA Secretary Eric Shinseki:

"There will be no grace period for the new acting VA secretary. Despite the announcement of VA Secretary Shinseki's resignation today, we need to immediately focus on solutions that reduce wait times and ensure access to health care for our veterans. I will continue to push the VA to act on final approval of the VA clinic in Pahrump, and I will demand that the VA hospital in North Las Vegas perform at a level that our veterans expect and deserve."


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