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Quality Care for Our Veterans

Last week, the Senate unanimously passed the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act -- a bipartisan bill that would improve accountability procedures at the VA.

Our veterans deserve the absolute best care possible. Unfortunately, subpar management, long wait lines, and lack of accountability have plagued the Department of Veterans Affairs for years. An organization that was created to help our veterans has fallen short time and time again in providing the medical attention our service members have both earned and deserve.

While many VA employees do an amazing job every day, the fact remains there are those who fall short, and we must ensure standards improve and excellent service becomes the new norm at our VA facilities. I remain committed to continuing to serve our veterans and service members whenever possible.

Body Cameras

I am confident that the use of body-worn cameras by law enforcement officers can bring clarity to contentious and unclear situations, and help both citizens and police officers in many communities. In an effort to further explain why I believe that this is a good, doable step in the right direction, I wrote an op-ed in The Times and Democrat.

My Reaction to Bill Maher’s Distasteful Joke

I joined CBS This Morning to weigh in on Bill Maher’s use of a racial epithet. Click the photo below to watch my reaction:

Sincerely,

Tim