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House veterans subcommittee divides over Restore VA Accountability Act of 2025
Summary
The House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations debated the Restore VA Accountability Act of 2025 at a Department of Veterans Affairs oversight hearing, with Republican members pressing for new authority to remove poorly performing VA employees and Democrats arguing the bill would undercut due process and not fix staffing or patient-safety problems.
The House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations debated the Restore VA Accountability Act of 2025 at a Department of Veterans Affairs oversight hearing, with Republican members pressing for new authority to remove poorly performing VA employees and Democrats arguing the bill would undercut due process and not fix staffing or patient-safety problems.
The bill, reintroduced by Republicans and referenced repeatedly during the hearing, “makes clear that bad VA employees need to be held accountable to ensure that the best Federal employees are serving veterans,” Chairwoman Kiggins said in opening remarks. Ranking Member Ramirez said she supported accountability but warned the Restore Act would repeat prior mistakes and be used for partisan removals:…
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