VA Leaders Misusing Funds MUST Resign Now!

VA IG finds officials improperly issued nearly $11 MILLION in bonuses while veterans are waiting for care

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The VA IG found that both Undersecretary of Health Shereef Elnahal and Undersecretary of Benefits Joshua Jacobs at the Department of Veterans Affairs misused PACT Act funds to grant bonuses to 182 VA executives - directing critical dollars away from veteran care.
The findings show a stunning failure of leadership and oversight. These bonuses are a flagrant misuse of funds intended to carry out the PACT Act and help our nation's veterans. Veterans, their families, and the American people have every right to doubt the integrity of leadership at the VA.
The findings indicate these high-level officials demonstrated a blatant disregard for their responsibilities, and veterans and military families have lost faith in their ability to effectively care for those who served. Misusing PACT Act funds is a profound betrayal of our nation's promise to those who sacrificed on our behalf.
To restore trust in the VA, I ask you to call on both Undersecretary Elnahal and Jacobs to resign immediately. Veterans deserve leaders who are committed to their care and well-being, not to self-enrichment and bureaucratic corruption.
The VA IG found that both Undersecretary of Health Shereef Elnahal and Undersecretary of Benefits Joshua Jacobs at the Department of Veterans Affairs misused PACT Act funds to grant bonuses to 182 VA executives - directing critical dollars away from veteran care.

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Reports have come out revealing that more than 180 Department of Veterans Affairs executives were improperly awarded nearly $11 million in bonuses, taking the funds from money Congress had provided to recruit and retain critical staff needed to process veteran claims in the wake of the PACT Act.

The VA Inspector General found VA Undersecretary for Health, Shereef Elnahal, signed off on 148 of these bonuses. Joshua Jacobs, the Undersecretary for Benefits, awarded another 34 of the bonuses. Neither Jacobs nor Elnahal followed rules about who to notify before handing out payments. What's more, the VA Office Inspector General reports that they enabled several senior executives to contribute to decisions on bonuses for themselves and did not meaningfully analyze whether the bonuses were justified to begin with before awarding them to senior staff.

Both Undersecretary Elnahal and Jacobs MUST resign from the VA immediately - demand accountability for the misuse of federal funds intended to help America's veterans get the quality and timely care they've earned by signing the letter to your lawmaker now!