04-22-2019, 09:26 PM
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., defended the treatment of veterans by the Department of Veterans Affairs during a town hall event in her district last week.
The freshman congresswoman said privatization of the VA will not help veterans because of the "for-profit healthcare industry."
"If it ain't broke, don't fix it," Ocasio-Cortez, 29, said, insisting the VA provides "some of the highest quality" healthcare for veterans.
She said people who advocate for a privatized VA are only trying to fix it in favor of pharmaceutical companies.
The freshman congresswoman said privatization of the VA will not help veterans because of the "for-profit healthcare industry."
"If it ain't broke, don't fix it," Ocasio-Cortez, 29, said, insisting the VA provides "some of the highest quality" healthcare for veterans.
She said people who advocate for a privatized VA are only trying to fix it in favor of pharmaceutical companies.