Lawmakers want answers after 6 veterans died at Pittsburgh VA

Lawmakers demand answers on Legionnaires' outbreak from new VA secretary
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Mike Wereschagin
October 2, 2014

At least six veterans died and at least 16 others were sickened during the outbreak.

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Six congressional Republicans are asking the secretary of Veterans Affairs to intervene personally in their attempt to find out who was disciplined over a deadly Legionnaires’ disease outbreak at VA Pittsburgh.

Six congressional Republicans are asking the secretary of Veterans Affairs to intervene personally in their attempt to find out who was disciplined over a deadly Legionnaires' disease outbreak at VA Pittsburgh.

“The lack of responsiveness and bureaucratic stonewalling is unacceptable, and we believe this now deserves your immediate and personal attention,” states the letter dated Oct. 1 to Secretary Robert McDonald. Three Western Pennsylvania House members, two committee chairs and U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey of Lehigh County signed the letter.

Members of Congress have repeatedly asked for details about discipline in the nearly two years since VA officials disclosed the outbreak.
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