“A senior aide to Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin lobbied an influential Capitol Hill staffer in mid-February in hopes that House Republicans would demand the VA chief’s resignation and that of his deputy, according to three people with knowledge of the matter.”
“The alleged effort by John Ullyot, VA’s assistant secretary for public and intergovernmental affairs, was promptly rebuffed by Jonathan Towers, staff director for House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Phil Roe (R-Tenn.), these people say. They spoke on the condition of anonymity to offer candid insights about the power struggle that has roiled VA and embarrassed the Trump White House.”
“Towers, who declined to comment, told Ullyot that he had no intention of starting a campaign to oust Shulkin or Thomas Bowman…” Read the full article here.
Source: Top aide to VA chief Shulkin is said to have advocated his ouster – By Lisa Rein, February 28, 2018. The Washington Post.
