But the official, Undersecretary For VA Healthcare, Robert Petzel, had been planning on retiring this year anyway. We’ve seen this before with the Obama regime. No one really gets punished, meanwhile the veterans still wait…
Via Newsmax:
The top health official at the beleaguered Veterans Affairs department abruptly quit Friday amid growing outrage over delays in care for ailing veterans at numerous VA facilities.
VA Undersecretary for Health Dr. Robert Petzel was supposed to retire this summer, but VA Secretary Eric Shinseki asked for his resignation early, Military Times reports.
“As we know from the veteran community, most veterans are satisfied with the quality of their VA healthcare, but we must do more to improve timely access to that care,” Shinseki said in a statement. “I am committed to strengthening veterans’ trust and confidence in their VA healthcare system.”
VA officials wouldn’t elaborate on any specifics on the forced resignation, according to the Times.
Petzel was on the hot seat Thursday along with Shinseki, testifying before the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee about the scandal.