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Shulkin Promises Rebellion At VA Won't Take His Focus Away From Improving Veterans' Care
Seeking to put a blistering travel controversy behind him, embattled Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin said Tuesday he is focused on expanding medical care for veterans, even as he hints that rebellious VA staff remaining opposed to him may soon leave the department. Speaking to reporters at an American Legion event, Shulkin said he had delivered a clear message to department employees that he was in charge and that bad behavior wouldn't be tolerated. (Yen, 2/27)
In other veterans health care news —
A leading activist for Camp Lejeune veterans exposed to toxic tap water said Tuesday he will ask Congress to allow families poisoned at the base to sue the federal government for damages. Retired Master Sergeant Jerry Ensminger, whose daughter died of leukemia after her family lived at the North Carolina base, said in Atlanta that he wants Congress to pass a new law that will mitigate the impact of a 2014 U.S. Supreme Court decision that effectively blocked Lejeune families from seeking relief through the courts. (Schrade, 2/27)
