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Maggie Goodlander: “Was the VA aware of this statistic and, and this state of play before you requested a $17 billion increase and…”

Featuring: Maggie Goodlander, Democratic | U.S. House New Hampshire, 2nd Congressional District

'Why Did You Redact This Document?: Goodlander Presses VA Official About Missing Cost Estimates

Published October 3, 2026

So can you tell us about this very unusual and disturbing statistic on patient safety event reporting? Right. We encourage reporting. So I think I can I ask actually more specifically, Was the VA aware of this statistic and, and this state of play before you requested a $17 billion increase and set a 2031 acceleration target? I'm very much aware of it. Patient safety, you're aware in advance. Clinical patient safety is our priority. (04:50–05:04)

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Asserts that the VA requested a $17 billion increase and set a 2031 target despite being aware of patient safety issues.

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“Patient safety event Reporting peaks at 3 times the baseline and remains elevated up to 1.7 times the baseline through 24 months.”
Asserts that patient safety event reporting increased significantly and remained elevated for 24 months.04:17-04:27
“Oracle has had committed to eating the costs, any additional costs for this contract.”
Asserts that Oracle committed to covering additional costs for a contract.02:31-02:38
“Your department redacted key numbers that this committee, the Congress, and the American people as a whole deserve to know.”
Asserts that key numbers were redacted from a document that should be public.03:05-03:14