MoJo: Documents Show the VA Debacle Began Under George W. Bush

Documents Show the VA Debacle Began Under George W. Bush

By Mariah Blake

According to VA inspector general reports and other documents that have gone overlooked in the current firestorm, federal officials knew about the scheme at the heart of the scandal—falsifying VA records to cover up the long wait times for medical care—years before Obama became president. [READ MORE]

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