Senator Baldwin Responds to VA Accusations
Thursday, January 22nd, 2015 -- 8:33 AM
(AP) -Sen. Tammy Baldwin is responding to an accusation that she didn't do enough to bring attention to over prescription of opiates at the VA Medical Center in Tomah.Baldwin's office received a report on the problems in August from the Department of Veterans Affairs' inspector general. Baldwin shared the report with a constituent but didn't publicize it more widely until last week, after a report was published on the death of a Marine Corps veteran being treated at Tomah.
Baldwin then called on the VA secretary to order a comprehensive investigation at Tomah. Two Republican state representatives wrote to Baldwin, a Democrat, asking her why she didn't do more with the report.
In a statement, Baldwin detailed her efforts last year to get the VA to look into complaints about Tomah.
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