{"id":54167,"date":"2021-06-09T21:30:19","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T21:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/06\/09\/anonymous-senator-blocks-confirmation-of-four-top-va-leaders\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T10:48:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T10:48:38","slug":"anonymous-senator-blocks-confirmation-of-four-top-va-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/veterans\/2021\/06\/09\/anonymous-senator-blocks-confirmation-of-four-top-va-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Anonymous senator blocks confirmation of four top VA leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Four nominees for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2021\/04\/23\/ncaa-official-nominated-for-va-deputy-secretary-post\/\" target=\"_blank\">high-profile posts at the Department of Veterans Affairs<\/a> have been stalled weeks after an unidentified lawmaker on the Senate Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee placed a hold on their confirmations, the panel\u2019s chairman confirmed on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The move has frustrated committee leaders and VA officials, who have said the delay in the confirmations is slowing reform efforts at the department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou\u2019re not hurting those folks, you\u2019re hurting the veterans they serve and you\u2019re hurting the VA,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2021\/02\/28\/with-new-leadership-roles-tester-hopes-to-bridge-gap-between-defense-veterans-policy-work\/\" target=\"_blank\">chairman Jon Tester, D-Mont.<\/a> \u201cIf we want to hold the VA accountable, it is patently unfair not to give them a full slate of employees.\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\/2021\/04\/23\/ncaa-official-nominated-for-va-deputy-secretary-post\/\" 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=\"205\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP16139673575473.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\">NCAA leader nominated for VA deputy secretary post<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Donald Remy, an Army veteran and chief operating officer for the sports league, was picked to serve as the second-highest official in VA.<\/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 group of stalled nominees includes Donald Remy, tapped to be the Deputy VA Secretary, the second-highest position in the department; Matthew Quinn, picked to serve as under secretary for memorial affairs; Maryanne Donaghy, nominated to lead VA\u2019s whistleblower protection office; and Patricia Ross, selected to be assistant secretary for legislative affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The practice of anonymous holds allows any individual senator to indefinitely delay nominees for any reason. Placing holds on nominees for issues related to their background or concerns over their past comments is common in the Senate, as is holding up nominees for unrelated requests of a department, such as policy question responses or overdue congressional inquiries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Tester\u2019s public frustration and confusion over the hold is not typical. And the move adds to the already slow pace of filling top positions at the department, which has been without a under secretary for health for more than four years and still has acting officials in nearly all of its other top leadership posts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All four of the VA nominees were unanimously approved by the committee last month. Tester said he does not know who placed the hold on the confirmations or why, but he does know it was done by a member of his committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf they\u2019re being held because the VA is not stepping up and doing something, let this committee know,\u201d Tester said in a public plea at the end of an unrelated hearing Wednesday afternoon. \u201cIf it\u2019s a reasonable request, more than likely we\u2019ll help you get VA to achieve that goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf it\u2019s an unreasonable request, then that\u2019s very unfortunate.\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\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2021\/02\/23\/va-secretary-promises-diverse-leadership-team-but-cant-say-when-theyll-be-in-place\/\" 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\/AP21027792855429.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 secretary promises diverse leadership team, but can\u2019t say when they\u2019ll be in place<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Denis McDonough said that finding the right leaders for the department is among his first priorities in office.<\/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\">Late last month, the confirmation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2021\/05\/27\/soldiers-missing-pay-triggered-army-secretary-double-confirmation-snafu\/\" target=\"_blank\">Army Secretary Christine Wormuth<\/a> was delayed after Sen. 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