And two months ago, the New York Times reported that VA eliminated 14,000 unfilled. Unfilled medical vacancies. 1500 physician openings, 4900 nursing openings. That's 5% of VA's entire medical staff, and critically, 73% of those positions were not Covid era leftovers. They were occupied positions during the past year. So let me ask you a simple question, Mr. Secretary. Did the President authorize the elimination of those 14,000 open medical positions? Not sure what the President has to do. (02:29–02:44)
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Asserts that 73% of eliminated positions were occupied in the past year, not Covid-era leftovers.
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