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Johnson Wants Investigation Papers Now
Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson has issued his first subpoena demanding the Veterans Affairs inspector general turn over records related to an investigation of treatment at the VA medical center in Tomah. Johnson tells us it’s things he heard at a recent congressional hearing in Tomah is what has him hot on the VA’s trail.
The inspector general conducted a two year probe of opiate prescription rates and a culture of fear and retaliation at the Tomah facility but did not publicly release the findings last year. Five months later, 35 year old Marine Corps veteran Jason Simcakoski died from mixed drug toxicity as an inpatient at Tomah, days after doctors agreed to add another opiate to the 14 other drugs he was prescribed. Johnson says this matter is far from over.
