VA Spent $1.4 Billion in Stimulus Funds on Green Energy Projects, Cemeteries

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Free Beacon:

The Department of Veteran’s Affairs spent nearly $1.5 billion on green energy projects, upgrading facilities, and fixing headstones at national cemeteries even as veterans were denied service due to lengthy wait times.

 

Records show the VA spent $1.4 billion in stimulus funds that it claimed would be spent on projects of the “most interest to veterans” across the country. The agency also received an additional $700 million in stimulus funds that made one-time payments of $250 to veterans.

 

However, a Washington Free Beacon review of the projects and the agency’s spending show that none of the funds were spent on the direct care for veterans under President Barack Obama’s signature economic recovery plan.

 

Investigations have showed the VA denied veterans care and some may have died as a result. Allegations of record tampering were also reported. A report this week also showed more than 1,000 veterans’ imaging tests went unread at another facility.