Press Releases
Miller Statement on Obama Administration’s Advocacy for VA Felon Sharon Helman
Washington, DC,
June 1, 2016
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For more information, contact: Curt Cashour, (202) 225-3527
Chairman Jeff Miller released the following statement today regarding the Justice Department’s legal advocacy for Department of Veterans Affairs felon Sharon Helman. “I’m outraged by the Obama administration’s decision, which is remarkably hypocritical given the fact that President Obama enthusiastically supported this law. The effect of this reckless action is clear: it undermines very modest reforms to our broken civil service system supported in 2014 by the president and an overwhelming majority of Congress. Today, the Obama administration sent a message loud and clear to felons and those with felonious tendencies everywhere: you will be coddled and protected at the Department of Veterans Affairs, which even before this decision was routinely tolerating egregious behavior among employees such as armed robbery participation and wait-time manipulation. This decision only underscores the urgent need for civil service reform across the federal government that enables leaders to swiftly and efficiently discipline those who can’t or won’t do their jobs – an ability that is presently almost nonexistent. While this matter is still pending in federal court, we will immediately begin exploring legislative remedies to thwart the Obama administration’s blatant advocacy on behalf of those whose mismanagement, malfeasance and crimes may have contributed to veteran and taxpayer harm.” - Rep. Jeff Miller, Chairman, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Related Sharon Helman, Ex-VA Chief in Phoenix, Pleads Guilty to Felony Charge President Obama Heaps Praise on Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act Employees Can Be Involved in Armed Robberies as Long as It's On Their Own Time, VA Says Few People Lost Jobs with VA Scandal |