Ohio U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown says the Trump administration cost the VA and veterans valuable time through the firing of former and botched attempt to name his replacement, Dr. .
鈥淚t鈥檚 leaderless now, there鈥檚 a morale problem. There is anxiety in the work force. Veterans don鈥檛 know what鈥檚 going to happen. There are 9 million veterans affected and government鈥檚 got to do its job here. The White House has to do its job and the Senate has to do its job.鈥�
Brown, a Democrat, sits on the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee. Before Jackson withdrew his nomination, Brown had planned to push him on GOP efforts to privatize veterans鈥� heathcare and Jackson鈥檚 lack of experience running an agency.
Jackson, who has been White House physician for Presidents Bush, Obama and Trump, this morning amid a flurry of allegations of personal misconduct. Brown acknowledged the Obama administration may have missed important clues about Jackson鈥檚 fitness.
