Diaz-Balart: VA Horror Stories Are Absolutely Unacceptable

WASHINGTON – Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) released the following statement after the passage of H.R. 4031, the Veterans Affairs Management Accountability Act. Diaz-Balart was an original co-sponsor of the bill.

"The recent horror stories that we've heard of abuse of power and mismanagement by certain individuals at the VA are absolutely unacceptable. H.R. 4031 gives the Secretary of the VA additional authority in order to hold senior staff accountable for their failures to provide the standard of care our Veterans deserve. The best and bravest of our country that selflessly risked their lives to protect our freedom must be treated with the highest quality of care, and any person who stands in the way of that care must be held accountable. We owe it to the courageous men and women who served our country to do everything we can to prevent these issues from happening again."