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VA nominee debacle may distract from the agency's 3 major problems

  • Written by Richard Lachmann, Professor of Sociology, University at Albany, State University of New York
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson is Trump's nominee to lead the VA.AP Photo/Alex Brandon

The White House has withdrawn the nomination of its physician, Adm. Ronny Jackson, to be secretary of Veterans Affairs.

Jackson is best known for his fulsome report on Trump’s health following an annual physical in January 2018.

His nomination came into...

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