Former VA secretaries throw their support behind Trump's latest pick for the job

Military Times: In advance of a confirmation hearing on Wednesday, three former Veterans Affairs secretaries praised White House physician Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson as “eminently qualified” to take over the challenge as President Donald Trump’s latest pick for the post.

Jackson’s nomination has drawn questions from veterans groups and some lawmakers given his lack of experience working with VA, a nearly $200 billion bureaucracy with more than 375,000 employees.

But in a letter to Senate leaders, former secretaries Anthony Principi, James Nicholson, and James Peake praised Jackson’s background as an appropriate fit for reforming the embattled agency.

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