VA employees created secret lists to cover up delays. The Senate bill calls for a longer appeal process than the House's version — 180 days vs. 45 days — though workers would not be paid during that appeal. "Senate passed the VA Accountability Act," he wrote on Twitter. The Senate bill would codify into law a Trump campaign promise — a permanent VA accountability office, which was established in April by executive order. Last month, a federal appeals court temporarily overturned the VA firing of Phoenix VA hospital director Sharon Helman over the wait-time scandal.

Source: ABC News June 06, 2017 19:30 UTC