WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal issued text of the following press release:
Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) is demanding answers from Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins regarding data revealing a "staggering increase" in reports of sexual harassment and assault taking place at VA facilities. Blumenthal stressed his concerns with this increasing number in light of Collins' inactivation of required harassment prevention and accountability training for VA employees.
"VA has experienced a staggering increase in reports of sexual harassment and assault since the Department began reporting these metrics to Congress under the Deborah Sampson Act," the Senator wrote...