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Yes, Senator. In fact, we have committed to having a team out to Montana.

Anything that we can do to help eliminate barriers to the use of these drugs I think would be important.

I have personally used them, and people go from being essentially unconscious to waking up and talking to you in a matter of seconds.

My expectation is, the Secretary's expectation, is that we are going to take actions to remove people who are not following the VA values.

I respect the important role that Congress has in ensuring veterans receive quality healthcare and benefits that they rightly deserve.

We need these provider agreements. Right now, we have providers around the country who are refusing to do business with us...

The problem is our reputation has been hurt incredibly, and you are hearing it from the veterans because the Choice program has not worked.

We need to be trying harder.

Do we need to look at new ways to be able to make sure these are safer places? Absolutely we need to.

I secured a provision requiring the VA and the Department of Defense (DOD) to share information about when and how servicemembers may have been exposed to airborne hazards and open burn pits.

I think that is conservative when you see what is happening in the healthcare industry.

VA is actually the largest provider of telehealth services, 2.1 million visits last year, but we need to be doing much more.

The Veterans Crisis Line saves lives every day.

This is a terrible tragedy that happened to Tom Young, and should never happen, and is totally unacceptable.

The opioid dependence crisis is really a national crisis.

The acceptance really has been extraordinary because it saves a veteran from sometimes having to travel hundreds of miles.

There is no excuse for this.

Our numbers are going down while the rest of the country is going up.