President Barack Obama is expected to nominate former CEO of Procter & Gamble Robert McDonald to serve as secretary of Veterans Affairs, The New York Times and others report.
McDonald will replace Eric Shinseki, who resigned following a scandal involving long wait times in the treatment of veterans at several VA hospitals.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., chair of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, released the following statement Monday on McDonald’s appointment:
“The VA needs significantly improved transparency and accountability and it needs an increased number of doctors, nurses and other medical staff so that all eligible veterans get high-quality health care in a timely manner. I look forward to meeting with Mr. McDonald next week in order to ascertain his views on these important issues.”
