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Title: Senate delays hearing for VA nominee amid misconduct allegations
Post by: mystery-ak on April 24, 2018, 01:30:58 pm

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Senate delays hearing for VA nominee amid misconduct allegations

By Joe Tacopino

April 24, 2018 | 1:50am | Updated

The Senate will delay the confirmation hearing for secretary of Veterans Affairs nominee Dr. Ronny Jackson amid reported allegations of misconduct.

Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.), the ranking Democrat on the Senate Veterans Affairs committee, asked to have the hearing postponed due to multiple claims of a “hostile work environment,” according to CBS News.

The allegations also include “excessive drinking on the job,” and “improperly dispensing meds.”

Tester’s office first heard the allegations over the weekend.

As a result, Senate lawmakers have postponed the confirmation hearing, The Washington Post reported.

The development comes just two days before Jackson was expected to testify before the committee.

https://nypost.com/2018/04/24/senate-delays-hearing-for-va-nominaee-amid-misconduct-allegations/