Republican senator blocks historic VA leadership nominee

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Republican senator blocks historic VA leadership nominee
By Leo Shane III
Jul 18, 05:16 PM
VA Chief of Staff Tanya Bradsher (second from right) speaks to fellow veterans during an event at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial in Arlington, Va., on June 29, 2022. (Eugene Russell/Veterans Affairs)

A senior Republican senator announced plans Tuesday to block the historic confirmation of Veterans’ Affairs first female deputy secretary over concerns that the nominee failed to protect personal information of whistleblowers during her duties as department chief of staff.

Army veteran Tanya Bradsher, who if confirmed would be the highest-ranking woman to serve full-time in the department’s leadership, was advanced by the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee last week by a 13-6 vote and was expected to come up for a full chamber vote in coming days. But Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said he will use procedural rules to block any quick consideration of her nomination.

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