Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I am pleased to join my colleagues today to show our continued support for improvements to the VA Community Care Programs. Last year, under the leadership of Senate VA Committee Chairman Isakson and Ranking Member Tester, we passed the VA MISSION Act so veterans would have access to healthcare and services in their own communities. I was proud to support this landmark legislation that improves how VA delivers healthcare. Earlier this month, the VA rolled out the Veterans Community Care Program. The VA MISSION Act offers veterans more options to better support their needs no matter where they live. This allows a veteran and his or her doctor to decide where it is best for the veteran patient to receive care, taking into consideration the veteran's healthcare needs and the availability and location of both VA and community care. For veterans who live in a rural State like Arkansas, this is especially good news. Arkansas veterans can be proud of the VA facilities in our State. The VA hospitals in Little Rock and Fayetteville and those in neighboring States provide quality care and service for our veteran population. The challenge is, these are located in more urban areas. The community-based outpatient clinics, known as CBOCs, make healthcare more accessible to veterans in rural areas, but if a veteran needs more advanced care than a CBOC can provide, it can mean a full- day trip to the nearest VA Hospital.…”