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Emily Kopp: Lawmakers debate how to fix problems at VA

Republicans and Democrats agree on what the problem is at the Department of Veterans Affairs. The agency has been trying to repair the damage from a scheduling ...

Francis Rose

November 5, 2015 10:10 am

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Emily Kopp, reporter, Federal News Radio

Republicans and Democrats agree on what the problem is at the Department of Veterans Affairs. The agency has been trying to repair the damage from a scheduling scandal for over a year. Federal News Radio's Emily Kopp tells In Depth with Francis Rose how Congress wants the agency to fix its problems. First, Rep. Jeff Miller (R-Fla.), chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, explained what he thinks is the VA's most pressing problem.