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SEN. SNOWE PRAISES VETERANS AFFAIRS SECRETARY FOR VISIT TO TOGUS VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER, VOICES COMMITMENT TO VET HEALTHCARE

Article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News Article date: November 14, 2008

The office of Sen. Olympia J. Snowe, R-Maine, issued the following news release:

U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine) today made the following statement regarding Veterans Affairs Secretary James Peake visit to Togus VA Medical Center in Augusta. This week Senator Snowe returned from a fact-finding trip to Pakistan and Afghanistan where she had the opportunity to meet with the brave men and women in uniform serving our country in Afghanistan. During these visits, Senator Snowe took note of the numerous challenges facing our troops on the ground, as well as the mental and physical struggles ...

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Charming Army Brass Get Little Rebuke From Vet Care Panel

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(Newser) – Faced with little evidence of progress in caring for wounded veterans 16 months after the Walter Reed scandal, US Army generals resorted to battlefield tactics in a hearing before a House subcommittee yesterday, Dana Milbank writes in the Washington Post: “A tactical retreat in the face of an overwhelming enemy: the facts.” The generals fell over themselves apologizing, and disarmed the committee with flattery.

“It absolutely needs to work better,” said one general. “Some would say that we're a step slow,” said another. “I have no argument with that complaint.” One said he wanted to “thank Congress for the leadership … you provide.” Lawmakers thanked the generals for a pleasant hearing, expressed confidence in the group’s “overall positive direction,” and ended the affair quickly.

Source: Washington Post

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