Turmoil at Veterans Affairs
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Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin, center, arrives for a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Guest: Leo Shane
There’s been some turmoil at the Department of Veterans Affairs. David Shulkin, VA Secretary and Obama administration holdover, claims he was fired from his post, while the White House maintains that he resigned from the position. At the heart of his disagreement with the current administration is whether the department should be privatized. LEO SHANE, congressional reporter for Military Times joins us to discuss the ouster and whom the Trump administration have planned to replace Shulkin.
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