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Barrow: Too much job security problem at VA
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VFW Post 2776 Commander Byron A. Scogins, from Millen, talks with Congressman John Barrow after Barrow's discussion on veterans' concerns Wednesday afternoon at Georgia Southern University. - photo by AL HACKLE/Staff
Too much job security is part of the problem in the Department of Veterans Affairs and its medical system, U.S. Rep. John Barrow, D-Ga., said Wednesday in Statesboro.He held a roundtable discussion on veterans’ issues with invited guests in the Williams Center at Georgia Southern University. His discussions this week in Dublin, Statesboro and Augusta take place as the scandal over falsified records and long waits for appointments in the VA healthcare system is still unfolding. The controversy prompted the resignation Friday of VA Secretary Eric Shinseki.Barrow had called for Shinseki’s resignation and says he was the first Democrat in Congress to do so.
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