EPISODE · Nov 11, 2019 · 28 MIN
Saving the VA, Chapter 1: Caring for veterans, with Andrea Plate
from POLITICO's Pulse Check · host POLITICO
On this Veterans Day, "Pulse Check" and POLITICO's Arthur Allen kick off a four-episode miniseries: what does the future of the VA look like? Today, we talk to former VA social worker Andrea Plate, author of the upcoming book, "Madness: In the Trenches of America’s Troubled Department of Veterans Affairs," about the challenges of caring for veterans amid funding crunches, structural problems and a battle for the agency's soul. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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On this Veterans Day, "Pulse Check" and POLITICO's Arthur Allen kick off a four-episode miniseries: what does the future of the VA look like? Today, we talk to former VA social worker Andrea Plate, author of the upcoming book, "Madness: In the Trenches of America’s Troubled Department of Veterans Affairs," about the challenges of caring for veterans amid funding crunches, structural problems and a battle for the agency's soul. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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