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Democrats want Americans to think that you're, as Americans, too stupid to think for themselves.

Democrats accuse those they disagree with of wrongdoing. They equate a simple difference of opinion to collusion and of course to corruption.

I am a staunch supporter of telehealth and had bills on telehealth immediately when I came into Congress to make the waiver permanent that had occurred.

Codifying community care and especially access to care in the community for substance use disorder or severe mental health disorder does not mandate that care has to be provided in the community.

One of the first things that I did as a new Member of Congress when I was elected in 2020, in 2021, was to work in a bipartisan fashion to pass a bill because a service member from 60 miles away went to the VA in Iowa City for mental…

As both a veteran, a doctor, and a former nurse married to a veteran who is a nurse, I think what is most important is that we take into consideration those veterans who are not receiving care in a timely fashion.

I think is important.

Just last week, a national survey published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services found that veterans rated VA hospitals higher than private sector facilities in all 10 patient satisfaction care categories.

No one has challenged the quality of care provided at the VA, but you can have the best quality of care, but if you cannot access it and you commit suicide, you have had no care at all.

I am concerned that the bill will lead to a far greater utilization of community care among veterans, driving them outside of VA's direct care system.

I do have, you know, some concerns over the chairwoman's bill, H.R. 3520, the Veterans Care Improvement Act of 2025.

I understand Representative Susie Lee will be here today to speak in support of her bill, H.R. 1639, the VA Zero Suicide Demonstration Project Act.

I am pleased that VA and many of the organizations testifying or submitting statements for the record for today's hearing support my bill, which will help ensure veterans can travel to receive the care they need, whether it be at a VA…

My bill would continue to make VA healthcare system more accessible and accountable to those in need of its services.

Currently, Senator Joni Ernst and others, as well as Representative Waltz and Connolly are finalizing the CONVENE Act.

VA can and must do better.

As a 24-year veteran and a physician who has worked with the VA, I have seen first-hand how important coordination is to providing timely, quality care, especially for veterans with complex health needs.

Maybe one other question for anybody that can speak to it, and this comes from my reading business papers that have suggested when it comes to selling carbon credits.