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Recent News About U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
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Sen. Kirk, Rep. Dent urge president to nominate permanent inspector general
U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) and U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent (R-PA) recently sent a joint letter to President Barack Obama, urging him to nominate a permanent inspector general to oversee the Department of Veterans Affairs and help him look into numerous ongoing investigations of misconduct, mistreatment of veterans and retaliation against whistleblowers at the agency.
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Expanded VA caregiver program bill introduced by Durbin
U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) have introduced the Veterans Affairs Family Caregivers Expansion and Improvement Act.