It is critical for veterans in these communities that we get these up and running as soon as possible.
I am committed to giving our servicemembers every resource they need to bring a quick and decisive end to the Taliban an...
Still, I am still very concerned about the health and welfare of our service members with visible and invisible wounds.
Despite the efforts the VA has made to increase access to rural veterans... there are a lot of gaps still with our rural...
So is this on a case-by-case basis or are there guidelines?
I have been working with the VA, as you know, to open new contract clinics in three of our underserved communities in my...
Should there be guidelines?
I think one of the major important initiatives of the Office of Rural Health is to really determine--to move that away f...
I have heard stories of veterans, as I said in my opening remarks, traveling for hours for routine care, and I hear a lo...
A change this large I think ought to be phased in so we can have a smooth transition process.
I want to thank our witnesses, all of them who are here today, as well. I look forward to hearing your testimony.
The fiscal year 2011 budget includes $250 million to improve access to care in rural areas.
I am really concerned about the impact of that potential change on services like laboratory or dialysis providers.
But I just heard you say in your opening remarks that the President would veto any appropriations with the C-17 funding.
I have another question for Secretary Gates, but I think all of us are watching this very closely...
And you have the resources you need to do that?
I just want to make sure we're not pressuring people to stay on the job when they should be taking----
Does the department perform an economic analysis before selling and bartering, transforming uranium from stockpiles?
