{"id":30341,"date":"2023-03-15T19:02:07","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T19:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/03\/15\/gop-senator-blocks-biden-nominee-to-force-answers-from-va\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T12:33:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T12:33:18","slug":"gop-senator-blocks-biden-nominee-to-force-answers-from-va","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/federal-oversight\/2023\/03\/15\/gop-senator-blocks-biden-nominee-to-force-answers-from-va\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP senator blocks Biden nominee to force answers from VA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2023\/03\/15\/va-aims-to-help-38000-homeless-veterans-again-this-year\/\" target=\"_blank\">Veterans Affairs officials<\/a> will have to keep waiting for their next <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2023\/02\/17\/va-benefits-nominee-promises-more-free-help-for-veterans-filing-claims\/\" target=\"_blank\">permanent head of benefits operations<\/a> after a Republican senator on Tuesday announced his plan to block the White House\u2019s nominee for the post over unresolved whistleblower allegations concerning the department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2022\/12\/20\/afghan-refugee-bill-sidelined-again-dashing-advocates-hopes\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sen. Chuck Grassley<\/a>, R-Iowa, said in a statement that the move is both a general reprimand to the department and a specific complaint leveled against<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2023\/01\/24\/white-house-names-latest-pick-to-lead-veterans-benefits-operations\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Joshua Jacobs<\/a>, the nominee to serve as VA\u2019s Under Secretary of Benefits. Jacobs is currently working in an acting capacity in that leadership role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBecause of VA\u2019s lack of transparency on critical issues and Mr. Jacobs\u2019 evasive answers on a number of my questions, I must object to any consideration of this nominee,\u201d Grassley said.<\/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\/2023\/01\/24\/white-house-names-latest-pick-to-lead-veterans-benefits-operations\/\" 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=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/JoshJacobs.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\">White House names latest pick to lead veterans benefits operations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">If confirmed, the move will give VA confirmed officials in its top leadership spots for the first time since early 2017.<\/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\">The move for now sidelines hope of filling VA\u2019s top five leadership posts with Senate-confirmed personnel, something that hasn\u2019t happened in more than six years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The White House\u2019s previous nominee for the post, Ray Jefferson, withdrew his name for consideration last summer after several lawmakers raised concerns about his previous work leading the Veterans Employment and Training Service during President Barack Obama\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jacobs appeared headed for an easy confirmation vote after facing no opposition during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee last month. But Grassley\u2019s move stops that momentum, and calls into question when a full chamber vote on Jacobs could occur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grassley listed multiple ongoing whistleblower cases as the reason for his block, including one concerning conflict of interest issues involving a former senior VA advisor, one on VA\u2019s handling of privacy data, and one on the firing of a whistleblower by a senior VA leader in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The senator said VA has not provided information on outstanding questions regarding each case, despite multiple requests from his office. He laid some of the blame regarding the lack of response on Jacobs, who has served in his current leadership role in an acting capacity since last summer, calling his responses \u201cunsatisfactory\u201d and \u201cdisappointing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am more than willing to discuss with the VA and Mr. Jacobs how they can remedy the deficiencies in their responses,\u201d Grassley said. \u201cThis hold is a reminder that executive agencies have an ongoing obligation to respond to congressional inquiries in a full and timely manner.\u201d<\/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\/2023\/02\/17\/va-benefits-nominee-promises-more-free-help-for-veterans-filing-claims\/\" 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=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1440803106.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\">VA benefits nominee promises more free help for veterans filing claims<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Joshua Jacobs is expected to be confirmed into the post in coming weeks.<\/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\">VA officials referred all questions on the hold to the White House. A White House official in a statement noted that \u201cJacobs was reported out of committee unanimously on a bipartisan basis, and we look forward to the next steps in the confirmation process.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Holds of nominees over issues unrelated to the candidates themselves are atypical but not uncommon. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., is currently blocking several Defense Department nominees over his complaints about Defense Department policies regarding travel rules for personnel seeking abortion services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grassley did not offer any timeline for when he would relinquish his hold. Senate Democratic leaders could still force a vote on the nomination, but doing so would require significant procedural moves and floor time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Department is scheduled to have another vacancy among its top leadership posts in coming weeks, with Deputy Secretary Donald Remy set to leave federal service on April 1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. 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