Mariannette Miller-Meeks

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.

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.

Small carriers and independent truckers simply cannot afford to overhaul their fleets, farmers cannot continue to produce crops with these standards, and American families can't afford higher prices for everyday goods, medicine, and food…

We strongly urge you to condemn Kerry's remarks and support American agriculture.

With CO2 capture during the ethanol production process, ethanol serves as a tool to reduce emissions associated with liquid fuels for on-road vehicles.

Why did the EPA set volumes at such a low rate?

I appreciate the EPA's recent action on E15 for this year and look forward to a permanent solution.

Instead of focusing on only one solution, EVs, EPA should focus on a level playing field for all types of fuels and vehicles that can reduce emissions.

On July 20, 2020, Swedish and Finnish public health agencies issued a public report comparing the two countries, concluding that closure or not of schools has little, if any, impact on the number of laboratory-confirmed cases in…

I presented that to our state legislature as a State Senator for us to reopen schools in Iowa, which we reopened half and half in the August 2020.

The vaccines that we have touted numerous times on both sides of the aisle were developed under the Trump Administration

I have concerns about the war President Biden has waged on liquid fuels.

In fact, in the last Congress, we passed a bill, the Brandon Act, because a veteran in my district went to the VA Center, was denied care, and 5 hours later committed suicide.

Had the VA sent us testimony in a more timely manner, let me emphasize that, had the VA sent us testimony in a more timely manner, I would have liked to have addressed the initiatives they are talking about today.

The most important metric of success is whether the suicide rate has gone down, and unfortunately, it has gone up.

Never should a veteran walk out of that VA in crisis. I think clearly something has to be done here around these access points.

Thank you, Representative Van Orden. I thought about removing your time because I take offense as a former enlisted who became an officer.