I am committed to working with my colleagues to get these vital life-saving bills passed into law.
I was impressed. There were several Members of Congress who have a background in pharmacy, and they were very forthcomin...
This included the Jason Simcakoski PROMISE Act, a bill that Congressman Coffman and I championed, which will help improv...
I think our appropriation is $1.6 billion at this point, billion with a 'B'.
What is going to happen to the existing hospital? What happens to the Denver facility?
After $1.6 billion, can we get a few years out of this one?
Are we going to make any gains in optometry?
I am trying to focus in here on the taxpayers' extent, the $1.6 billion, what are we going to get?
How long is this going to help the vets?
So there are no cost savings from here on out?
There was a bill in the package that will make the prescription drug monitoring interstate.
When do you expect that a veteran will walk through those doors and get some kind of help?
I think that is something for your administration to stay on top of, to make sure that your physicians are using that on...
How are veterans from Denver going to get to this facility, people on fixed income, or from more rural communities?
I think it is very, very effective.
So let's just fast forward. Let's take five years. Finally, we have a new facility. What do you expect will happen with ...
They have managed to bring down the use of opiates by 50 percent.
I think maybe adding one more step to the protocol rather than just some telephone call.
