09/09/2014
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"That is why we must not abandon our effort to provide choice and flexibility in veterans' health care."
"This national disgrace served as the catalyst for the Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act that created the Veterans Choice Program."
"If we let the program lapse, hundreds of thousands of veterans will lose their ability to visit a community provider."
"It is not acceptable, it needs to be stopped, and I want to thank every Member of this Committee for their dedication to our veterans."