,,iv #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #ih ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #ae1 #bjad ,mr4 ,farenthold submitted the following concurrent resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs ,,concurrent ,,resolution ,urging the ,president to immediately request the resignation of ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs ,eric ,shinseki4 ,whereas ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs ,eric ,shinseki is assigned to provide the ,nation's veterans the quality of care and benefits they deserve and have earned2 ,whereas ,secretary ,shinseki's poor oversight and failed leadership has led to the tragic and avoidable deaths of some of the ,nation's veterans2 ,whereas officials of the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs revealed inexcusable delays in providing emergency health care to the ,nation's veterans2 ,whereas ,secretary ,shinseki has shown ineffectiveness and a lack of transparency as the top official at the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs2 ,whereas the clerks at the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs were instructed how to falsify appointment records to meet agency goals2 ,whereas ,secretary ,shinseki has displayed an unwillingness or inability to change the culture of falsifying documents at the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs2 ,whereas ,secretary ,shinseki has failed to implement modern age technology to reduce backlogs in veterans' claims2 ,whereas reports indicate that the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs has paid out more than #bjj1jjj1jjj in wrongful-death claims to the families of nearly #a1jjj veterans since ,september #aa1 #bjja2 and ,whereas veterans have earned the right to have timely access to quality healthcare3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that ,congress urges the ,president1 in light of these aforementioned failures1 to immediately request the resignation of ,veterans ,affairs ,secretary ,eric ,shinseki4