(Source: US Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs) Tuesday, May 17, 2016 On Thursday, April 28, 2016, U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., chairman and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, respectively, announced the Veterans First Act (S.2981) to begin to change the culture at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The committee approved the Veterans First Act by unanimous vote at a public markup on Thursday, May 12, 2016. 'When people look back at what Congress accomplished this year, the Veterans First Act will be at the top of the list,' said Isakson. 'The numerous scandals at the VA and the outrageous examples of employee...
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