Twelve senators reject VAs plans to reshape health care real estate under AIR Commission

Published: July 1, 2022, 2:35 p.m.

A dozen senators reject the Veterans Affairs Department\u2019s plans to reshape its health care real-estate. The senators say they won't proceed with the President\u2019s nominees to serve on the Asset and Infrastructure Review Commission. The commission, part of the 2018 MISSION Act, is supposed to review the VA\u2019s recommendations on how it expects to right-size its real-estate portfolio of medical facilities across the country. But VA officials say their plan to close old facilities and build new ones won\u2019t stop here. For an update, Federal News Network\u2019s Jory Heckman joins the Federal Drive with more.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices