House approves VA bill, sending it to Trump
By Ellen Mitchell - 06/13/17 07:03 PM EDT
The House on Tuesday handily passed a bill making it easier to fire Department of Veterans Affairs employees or rescind their bonuses.
The Accountability and Whistleblowers Protection Act, which passed 368-55, would speed up how quickly Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin could fire all employees no matter how senior, and allow the agency to rescind bonuses if an employee is convicted of a job-related felony.
“For far too long the failures of bad actors have tarnished the good name of all VA employees,” House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Phil Roe (R-Tenn.) said on the floor before the vote.
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