Debbie Wasserman Schultz: “What the gentleman's amendment does is it encourages the privatization of in-home healthcare that we provide to our…”

“What the gentleman's amendment does is it encourages the privatization of in-home healthcare that we provide to our veterans. The difference between providing care to our veterans from the VA and providing privatized home healthcare is one can ensure that, within the VA system, the veteran is cared for, oftentimes by another veteran or by someone who is accustomed to treating veterans and understands the unique and specific needs that they have. Moving toward more and more privatization makes it so that veterans are less likely to be treated soon, more likely to be treated with care that is more expensive, and more likely to be treated by someone who really doesn't have experience in caring for a veteran. Madam Chair, none of those things are positive, so I urge opposition to that amendment for that reason, and I yield back the balance of my time.”