VA Sec. Collins: There‘s Been No Purge at the VA, Schumer Should Resign for Lying

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TAPPER: “So we reached out to leader Schumer‘s office for a reaction to the letter you sent him, urging him to end the shutdown. He got this response, quote, if secretary Collins truly cared about veterans, he‘d tell his party to stop the reckless purge of va workers and the shutdown and restore the care and dignity our veterans earned. Democrats will keep fighting for veterans. And when Republicans are finally ready to do the same, we‘ll be here ready to work, unquote. What‘s your response, sir?”

Collins: “Well, I wish senator Schumer and his staff would learn how the word lie is a part of the American dictionary, and quit lying. There‘s been no purge at va. And senator Schumer, if that‘s the way you feel, you need to resign. That is a that is just a lie that is permanently affecting how veterans view the VA. We‘ve purged no one at the VA. There‘s a problem right now Jake, and that‘s this Chuck Schumer. We‘re not allowed Democrats to vote to fund the government. It‘s five, 5 or 6 more Democrats. All they got to do is vote to open the government. Our people get paid tomorrow. Everybody goes back to work, and then they can have their discussion on anything else they want. Remember, it was Schumer and others who put this in place just a few years ago when they decided to sunset the ObamaCare subsidies. This is their problem. They‘re making political hay out of it now. But that‘s just a abysmal attitude from senator Schumer to say, we‘re purging the VA. That‘s just terrible.”