Congress Threatens to Subpoena VA Over Art Spending

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 Congress Threatens to Subpoena VA Over Art Spending
Posted By Elizabeth Harrington On August 2, 2016 @ 2:50 pm In Issues | No Comments

Chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee Jeff Miller (R., Fla.) is threatening to subpoena the Department of Veterans Affairs after the agency has refused to answer questions over frivolous spending on artwork for over nine months.

Miller sent a letter to VA Secretary Robert A. McDonald on Friday, again asking for answers on the agency’s spending on art, including $285,000 on a “light up” art installation featuring quotes from Eleanor Roosevelt in Morse code.

A joint investigation by Open the Books and COX Media revealed that the VA spent $20 million on artwork and art consulting services over the past decade, amidst the healthcare scandal in which thousands of veterans died waiting in line to see doctors. The spending included sculptures at a facility serving blind veterans.
 

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The VA isn't concerned.  They know its just another committee chairman getting his name in the media for the campaign season.