Missouri Democrat Claire McCaskill says the Sente needs to vote - and soon - on her that would increase oversight at
Back in July, McCaskill where it was revealed that as many as 6,600 graves could be mislabeled or unmarked. Then today, the Army announced that it had launched its first criminal investigation after.
That news, , makes action all the more urgent.
"If we do not provide adequate oversight right now, when will we? Is there a subject more important than making sure that those we should honor the most are in fact being treated with the kind of dignity and respect they deserve, rather than just being thrown in a gravesite that says 'unknown'?"
The legislation would change the organizational structure at Arlington and make management there more accountable to Congress. It's currently sitting in the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
