Senator Chuck Grassley — US Senator for Iowa
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June 6, 2017

Senator Grassley is pressing the Department of Veterans Affairs for accurate information on appointment wait times for Iowa veterans after agency officials appeared to mislead his staff about lengthy waits. The VA reiterated that no wait times beyond 90 days existed, but a whistleblower produced data showing that as of March 2017, hundreds of Iowa veterans were waiting between one and two years for an appointment.

“I would draw the conclusion that they were misleading us because the information was probably embarrassing,” Senator Grassley said in an interview with the Associated Press. “It’s a crime that veterans are being treated this way.”

Read more about Senator Grassley’s recent work on VA oversight here: https://www.grassley.senate.gov/…/grassley-presses-va-appar…

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Grassley says VA lied about Iowa patient wait times
Grassley said he doesn't believe it was a misunderstanding at all because he said his staff made clear in multiple meetings the information the committee was seeking.