Trump nominee for VA's No. 2 job grilled by lawmakers over recent layoffs
Washington DC (UPI) Feb 19, 2025 President Donald Trump's nominee to be the number two official in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs was grilled Wednesday by lawmakers on Capitol Hill as the White House cleans out federal agencies, including the VA. "If confirmed, I will look into this to better understand what took place," Paul Lawrence told Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., over inquires on the loss of VA researchers

