Lucy McCalmont
Politico
May 11, 2014
Addressing the scandal plaguing the Department of Veterans Affairs, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says the backlog is an issue that should have been looked at “years ago.”
“I don’t think it just started with [Veterans Affairs Secretary] Gen. [Eric] Shinseki’s term at the VA,” Hagel said in an interview with ABC’s Martha Raddatz that aired Sunday on “This Week.”
“This is something that should’ve been looked at years and years ago. So. yes, we missed it.”
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