We don't need to form committees and pray about it. We know the solutions.

This is obviously an issue very near and dear to my heart. It is an issue that I have dedicated my life to solving.

We don't need to form committees and pray about it. We know the solutions.

This is obviously an issue very near and dear to my heart. It is an issue that I have dedicated my life to solving.

It is up to the VA workforce and leadership to faithfully execute the legislation passed by Congress, and deliver the care and benefits our veterans rely on.

Could you assure this Committee, assure me, that even if the VA acts to incorporate telehealth into access standards, a veteran who prefers an in-person appointment will not lose their opportunity to seek community care if the VA is unable…

If the VA wants to recapture care, VA's focus should be on providing timely, high-quality care to veterans.

And those who work for you in VA Central, in the VISN, and in the hospital across Kansas, and other states, they understand what you just said is how the VA operates when giving a veteran the opportunity to choose where care occurs.

We want the VA to provide the best absolute care possible and then let the veteran make a choice where it is best for him or her to seek that care.

Would any element of this budget request restrict a veteran's ability to seek care in the community?

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Would any element of this budget request restrict a veteran's ability to seek care in the community?

We want the VA to provide the best absolute care possible and then let the veteran make a choice where it is best for him or her to seek that care.

I would guess that Senator Tester and I would join each other in insisting and encouraging that the department do what the law requires them to do.

I would guess that Senator Tester and I would join each other in insisting and encouraging that the department do what the law requires them to do.

And those who work for you in VA Central, in the VISN, and in the hospital across Kansas, and other states, they understand what you just said is how the VA operates when giving a veteran the opportunity to choose where care occurs.

I rise today to discuss the bipartisan, bicameral agreement reached for a long-term Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization. You would know, as a member of our committee, that we have worked hard to bring the FAA aviation community…