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Trump signs ‘historic’ bill to transform VA - The Boston Globe

posted onJune 24, 2017
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Article snippet: Most popular on bostonglobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has signed into law a bill designed to make it easier to fire Department of Veterans Affairs employees. Trump promised during the campaign to dismiss VA workers ‘‘who let our veterans down.’’ He cast Friday’s signing at a White House ceremony as fulfillment of that promise. Trump says the law represents one of the biggest reforms to the VA in a generation or more. He promised future steps to transform the VA ‘‘until the job is done.’’ The measure was prompted by a 2014 scandal at the Phoenix VA medical center, where some veterans died while waiting for care. The VA is the government’s second-largest department, providing health care and other services to millions of veterans. © 2017 Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC Continue reading by subscribing to BostonGlobe.com for just 99¢. Continue reading by subscribing to Globe.com for just $.99¢ Link to the full article to read more

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