U.S. Senate unanimously confirms McDonald to head veterans agency

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U.S. Senate unanimously confirms McDonald to head veterans agency

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-senate-unanimously-confirms-mcdonald-head-veterans-agency-195028356--finance.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0CpavswU3YRSNfdUrIPjOA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-07-29T195028Z_1_LYNXMPEA6S0QZ_RTROPTP_2_USA-OBAMA-VETERANS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Obama nominates McDonald to head the Veterans Administration in Washington" align="left" title="Obama nominates McDonald to head the Veterans Administration in Washington" border="0" /></a>The U.S. Senate on Tuesday unanimously confirmed Bob McDonald as the next Veterans Affairs secretary, pinning Washington's hopes on the former Procter &amp; Gamble Co chief executive to launch a massive turnaround effort at the troubled agency. McDonald, 61, replaces retired Army general Eric Shinseki, who resigned in late May amid a scandal over cover-ups of long waiting times for health-care appointments at VA hospitals and clinics across the country. The 97-0 vote to confirm McDonald comes a week after he pledged to bring corporate-style discipline and accountability to the agency, refocusing its 341,000 employees on serving veterans. &quot;In the wake of the biggest scandal in the history of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Bob McDonald certainly has his work cut out for him,&quot; House Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Jeff Miller said after the Senate vote.</p><br clear="all"/>

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