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Phoenix VA Health Care System in Arizona.
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VA Discloses Ratings Of Its 146 Medical Centers
Of the 146 medical centers rated, 120 of them, or 82 percent, improved in the past year, according to the VA.
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Actor Tom Hanks speaks at the launch of 'Hidden Heroes' campaign, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016.
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Tom Hanks: ‘Military Caregivers Are Hidden Heroes And They Need Your Support’
Actor and veterans advocate Tom Hanks wants to do more to help veterans, by assisting those who care for our nation’s wounded heroes.
President Barack Obama delivers the graduation address to the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2016 at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, June 2, 2016.
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Obama Warns Against Privatizing The VA
During a visit to the Air Force Academy in Colorado, the president flatly stated he opposed privatizing the VA.
Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald attends as a luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington, Friday, Nov. 6, 2015.
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Washington Paper Calls For VA Secretary To Be Fired
The Washington Examiner published an op-ed on May 24 with a simple premise: Fire McDonald.
Veterans Affairs Secretary nominee Robert McDonald of Ohio is sworn in during a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearings
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What Bob McDonald’s Lies On Special Forces Service Mean For His Efforts To Fix The VA
The secretary of veterans affairs has just been called out for lying about his military service. Can he recover?
Robert A. McDonald, then nominee for Secretary of Veterans Affairs, is sworn-in to testify during his confirmation hearing before the United States Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs.
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So Far, The Big VA Reforms Have A Failing Grade
Has new VA Secretary Bob McDonald followed through with his promises of change? Here’s his report card.
Veterans Affairs Secretary nominee Robert McDonald of Ohio is sworn in during a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearings
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VA Secretary Nominee Tells Senate He Can Make A Difference
Pictured is the VA NY Harbor Healthcare System in Manhattan, New York.
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Here Is What A Routine Trip To The VA Hospital In NYC Is Like For One Veteran
Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald has taken a business approach to running the struggling department.
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4 Questions Congress Needs To Ask Obama’s Nominee To Fix The VA
President Barack Obama shakes hands with former Procter and Gamble executive Robert McDonald, his nominee as the next Veterans Affairs secretary, at the Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington, Monday, June 30, 2014. If confirmed by the Senate, McDonald would succeed Eric Shinseki, the retired four-star general who resigned last month as the scope of the issues at veterans' hospitals became apparent.
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The New VA Secretary’s Nearly Impossible Mission
President Barack Obama pauses while speaking at the Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington, Monday, June 30, 2014, to announce he will nominates former Procter and Gamble executive Robert McDonald, right, as the next Veterans Affairs secretary. If confirmed by the Senate, McDonald would succeed Eric Shinseki, the retired four-star general who resigned last month as the scope of the issues at veterans' hospitals became apparent.
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Here’s How Leaders Are Reacting To Obama’s Surprise VA Pick
Robert McDonald, CEO and president of Procter & Gamble, speaking at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York.
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McDonald Confirmed By Senate As New VA Secretary In Unanimous Vote