In a wide-ranging interview with NPR, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie said his department is on the mend after a tumultuous 2018.
“I do think it is better, because the turmoil of the first half of this year is behind us, the waters are calmer. We’re not where we need to be, but we’re heading in that direction,” he said.
Early in Donald Trump’s presidency, the VA was considered an island of stability in an unpredictable administration.
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