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David Shulkin: ‘We Do Need Accountability in the VA’ But It’s Not ‘Just Firing’
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CNN

Name: CNN
URL: http://www.cnn.com/
Show
The Lead with Jake Tapper (CNN)

Name: The Lead with Jake Tapper (CNN)
URL: https://www.cnn.com/shows/the-lead
Persons
Jake Tapper
, David Shulkin

Name: Jake Tapper
Employment: CNN
Position: Anchor

Name: David Shulkin
Employment: White House
Position: United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Event
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Washington, D.C.

Name: Washington, D.C.
URL: http://dc.gov/DC/
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04/24/2017 04:54 pm
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RUSH TRANSCRIPT TAPPER As ░░░░░░░░ Trump approaches the 100 ░░░░░░░░ mark this Saturday We ░░░░░░░░ going to lock at ░░░░░░░░ parts of his agenda ░░░░░░░░ promises he made to ░░░░░░░░ Here on The lead ░░░░░░░░ focus a great deal ░░░░░░░░ issues involving veterans the ░░░░░░░░ calling for cuts to ░░░░░░░░ every agency However the ░░░░░░░░ of Veterans affairs is ░░░░░░░░ of three hoping to ░░░░░░░░ more money a possible ░░░░░░░░ boost worth 4 4 ░░░░░░░░ in the budget if ░░░░░░░░ goes according to plan ░░░░░░░░ me now is the ░░░░░░░░ of Department of Veterans ░░░░░░░░ Thank you so much ░░░░░░░░ Really appreciate you being ░░░░░░░░ SHULKIN Glad to be ░░░░░░░░ TAPPER The president is ░░░░░░░░ to sign an executive ░░░░░░░░ this week that we ░░░░░░░░ will allow you to ░░░░░░░░ easily be able to ░░░░░░░░ employees who are underperforming ░░░░░░░░ worse Is that going ░░░░░░░░ be a useful tool ░░░░░░░░ seems like that s ░░░░░░░░ that every V A ░░░░░░░░ has struggled with There ░░░░░░░░ so many protections for ░░░░░░░░ A Workers that even ░░░░░░░░ ones causing problems need ░░░░░░░░ be kept in the ░░░░░░░░ SHULKIN Yeah We do ░░░░░░░░ accountability in the V ░░░░░░░░ I don t see ░░░░░░░░ as just firing I ░░░░░░░░ it also as being ░░░░░░░░ to bring on the ░░░░░░░░ best people that can ░░░░░░░░ serve our veterans When ░░░░░░░░ do find employees that ░░░░░░░░ lost their way and ░░░░░░░░ deviated from the values ░░░░░░░░ have to make sure ░░░░░░░░ I have the tools ░░░░░░░░ get rid of those ░░░░░░░░ TAPPER Will this be ░░░░░░░░ what the president is ░░░░░░░░ to do because I ░░░░░░░░ t know what he ░░░░░░░░ be able to do ░░░░░░░░ an executive action or ░░░░░░░░ executive order versus what ░░░░░░░░ need to be done ░░░░░░░░ Congress TAPPER I think ░░░░░░░░ president feels so strongly ░░░░░░░░ this that this issage ░░░░░░░░ that s important but ░░░░░░░░ also need congressional action ░░░░░░░░ house has passed a ░░░░░░░░ and now we re ░░░░░░░░ for the Senate to ░░░░░░░░ a bill up.”
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