I was very pleased to hear your testimony about the VA research on the opioid epidemic, and I think it is very promising.

In New Hampshire, we have 13 340B hospitals that rely on the Program in order to help them stretch Federal dollars.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock saves about $43 million each year. And in 2016, they provided more than $172 million in community benefits.

Opening Statement of McLane Kuster, Hon. Ann

It is imperative that the Appropriations Committee continue to robustly fund the Choice program.

I urge my colleagues to heed the lesson and deny VA's proposed consolidation of the medical services account and the community care account.

Patients must always come first.

I respectfully request that the subcommittee seriously examine leveraging innovative concepts to deliver veterans' health care, both economically and effectively.

I want to join my colleagues in thanking you, Mr. Dent, for your extraordinary service to our country.

I urge my colleagues on the subcommittee to work with the Veteran's Affairs Committee to develop these authorities.

I think you would find the committee to be much more attentive to these details at this point.

I respectfully request that you recognize the importance of FQHCs for the future of the VA community care.

Mr. President, I rise to discuss the devastating impacts of climate change in my home State of New Hampshire and across our country. I want to start by commending our colleague Senator Whitehouse, who has been a fierce advocate for this…

Thank you very much. And thank you to my colleague for the shout out about academic affiliates.

Unfortunately the President's budget is not encouraging.

Mr. President, I am pleased to join my colleague from Washington to talk about the challenge that women both here in the United States and across the world are facing from the excesses of this administration. What we have seen time and…

Count me in to Senator Peters' comments about our concerns that this plan... isn't backed up with the kind of Federal investment.

We are very grateful for the TIGER bridge grants. It is very concerning that they don't appear in the President's budget.