{"id":25505,"date":"2018-04-24T01:09:16","date_gmt":"2018-04-24T01:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/04\/24\/senate-postpones-confirmation-hearing-for-va-secretary-nominee-casting-doubt-over-his-future\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:36:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:36:34","slug":"senate-postpones-confirmation-hearing-for-va-secretary-nominee-casting-doubt-over-his-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/veterans\/2018\/04\/24\/senate-postpones-confirmation-hearing-for-va-secretary-nominee-casting-doubt-over-his-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate postpones confirmation hearing for VA secretary nominee, casting doubt over his future"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 Senate officials have postponed Wednesday\u2019s scheduled confirmation hearing for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2018\/04\/02\/white-house-doctor-could-face-the-most-contentious-va-confirmation-process-ever\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Veterans Affairs Secretary nominee Ronny Jackson<\/a> amid questions surrounding whether the White House may have missed serious concerns during his quick vetting process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jackson, a Navy rear admiral who currently serves as the White House physician, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2018\/04\/17\/senator-secretary-nominee-opposed-privatizing-va\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">a surprise pick for the VA post<\/a> last month after President Donald Trump fired then-Secretary David Shulkin over Twitter amid ethics concerns and department infighting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2018\/04\/09\/va-secretary-nominee-brushes-off-criticism-over-inexperience\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Jackson\u2019s lack of experience<\/a> with VA drew immediate concerns from veterans groups and lawmakers, who noted the longtime naval doctor had no previous experience with any agency approaching the size (375,000-plus employees) and budget (nearly $200 billion) of the department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the confirmation hearing approached, lawmakers on the Senate Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee grew concerned with reports from former colleagues of Jackson and rumors of potential leadership issues during his military career, according to sources close to the debate.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/veterans\/2018\/04\/11\/vets-groups-and-lawmakers-say-theyre-against-it-but-what-does-privatization-of-veterans-affairs-really-mean\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"215\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_13102205629.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Vets groups and lawmakers say they\u2019re against it \u2014 but what does \u2018privatization\u2019 of Veterans Affairs really mean?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The term will command much of the debate at the new VA secretary&#039;s confirmation hearing, but different groups have different definitions.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senators were scheduled to meet on Tuesday to decide whether to go ahead with the Wednesday confirmation, which was expected to include a host of detailed questions from Republicans and Democrats about the department\u2019s inner workings and Jackson\u2019s reform goals for the massive bureaucracy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/senate-postpones-confirmation-hearing-for-ronny-jackson-to-head-veterans-affairs\/2018\/04\/23\/8d2bfd14-471d-11e8-ad53-d5751c8f243f_story.html?noredirect=on&amp;utm_term=.703538f68936\" title=\"\" class=\"\">the Washington Post reported on Monday night <\/a>that committee leaders opted to postpone the event even before the Tuesday discussion. Committee officials did not return requests for comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just a few hours earlier, White House officials <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2018\/04\/23\/former-va-secretaries-throw-their-support-behind-trumps-latest-pick-for-the-job\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\">released a letter<\/a> signed by three former VA secretaries endorsing Jackson\u2019s nomination, and White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders told reporters that the administration had \u201ca lot of confidence\u201d in Jackson\u2019s nomination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"814\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18106749610860.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18106749610860.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18106749610860.jpg.jpg?resize=300,204 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18106749610860.jpg.jpg?resize=768,521 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18106749610860.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,695 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Navy Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, left, sits with Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga. and chairman of the Senate Veteran&#8217;s Affairs Committee, during a meeting on Capitol Hill on April 16, 2018. (Alex Brandon\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The hearing delay now leaves the nomination in doubt and VA in further disarray. Shulkin\u2019s firing was the second time in less than four years the department lost its leader in disgrace, and the Trump administration for the last year has had difficulty filling a host of high-profile VA jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump appointed Defense Department Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness Robert Wilkie to take over as acting secretary after Shulkin\u2019s dismissal, with an eye toward him filling that role only for a few weeks or months. In doing so, they bypassed Deputy VA Secretary Thomas Bowman, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2018\/04\/03\/vets-group-wants-acting-va-secretary-out-calling-his-assignment-a-legal-worry\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">a move that several veterans groups insist may have violated federal law<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, Wilkie\u2019s tenure as the top VA official has a much longer timetable. If Jackson\u2019s confirmation process resumes, it could mean only month\u2019s delay. If his nomination is pulled, it could take months before a new nominee is named, vetted and confirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, the department is facing a host of looming deadlines, including the exhaustion of funding next month for its controversial outside care program known as VA Choice. 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