How can this help reduce animal-vehicle collisions?

Yes. How about semi-autonomous?

And this is related to drunk driving, too.

I appreciate that. That's helpful.

Ensuring veterans can get the best care possible, close to home and without delay is of the utmost importance.

The quicker we can get this fixed the better it is going to be for the country.

Montana is one of the few States, I think Maine is another one, that serves veterans under Project ARCH.

You just did not say no. You said, go talk, get it done.

I want to thank Senator Burr, in particular, for his good work and look forward to finding a path to get this across the finish line.

The American Legion supports the inclusion of the Tester provision requiring VA to reimburse veterans for the reasonable value of emergency treatment or urgent care furnished in a non-Department facility in a final bill.

The Visa Waiver Program, as the Chairman and the Ranking Member have pointed out--they are important programs--important for our economy--but, they are also of concern.

This is one of those moments where my staff, Burr's staff, the Secretary's staff, both of your staffs have helped us, get to a point where we have got something that we think is acceptable.

Choice is broken. We have to figure out how to make it work. Our veterans are suffering because of it, which is unacceptable.

Senator Blumenthal has been great in the negotiations. His staff has been incredibly helpful.

The idea of setting up this optimal network of medical providers for veterans will ensure our veterans get the very best care possible.

The need for rationalizing purchased care outside of VHA is real.

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