Rep. Mike Coffman (R-Colo.) has been one of the most vocal critics of McDonald’s performance, but the congressman struck an empathic tone after the secretary apologized for falsely telling a homeless veterans he also served in special forces.
“The secretary’s misstatement was an error, but it doesn’t dim the fact that he served honorably,” Coffman said. “We should all take him at his word, and Washington shouldn’t spend the next two weeks arguing about it. The secretary has a job to do – clean up the scandal-plagued VA. This latest controversy shouldn’t shift one iota of focus away from that long overdue task.”
Loops fans will recall that McDonald and Coffman sparred last month at a congressional hearing on the agency’s budget. Coffman said that McDonald had accomplished little in his first six months on the job.
Emily Wax-Thibodeaux is a National staff writer who covers veterans, veterans' affairs and the culture of government. She's an award-winning former foreign correspondent who covered Africa and India for nearly a decade. She also covered immigration, crime and education for the Metro staff.
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