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Coffman Statement on VA Secretary Apology For Falsely Claiming Special Forces Experience

Statement

Date: Feb. 24, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Military Personnel Veterans

U.S. Representative Mike Coffman (R-CO) issued the following statement following the apology from Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Robert McDonald for falsely claiming special forces experience.

"The Secretary's misstatement was an error, but it doesn't dim the fact that he served honorably. We should all take him at his word and Washington shouldn't spend the next two weeks arguing about it. The Secretary has a job to do -- clean up the scandal-plagued VA. This latest controversy shouldn't shift one iota of focus away from that long overdue task."


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