Senators Demand Return of $10.8 Million in ‘Unjustified’ Bonuses Handed to VA Senior Executives

Payments ranged from nearly $39,000 to more than $100,000 each, the report found.

U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs building in Washington, on July 6, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

A group of Republican senators is calling for nearly $11 million in “unjustified” bonuses paid to senior executives within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to be recouped and for those responsible for distributing them to be fired.

The group, led by Sens. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), sent a letter to Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough on May 22, saying they were “deeply concerned about mismanagement and accountability failures” within the department.