Political Quotes

“I stand in full support of H.R. 7105, and I am proud to be the sponsor of several provisions included in today's veterans' omnibus bill. The first is a provision that would modernize the Service-Disabled Veterans Insurance program by increasing the maximum coverage from $10,000 to $40,000; ensuring that veterans cannot be denied coverage for any preexisting condition; removing the requirement that veterans apply for coverage within 2 years of receiving an award of service connection; and requiring premiums to cover the long-term cost of the program, like the VA has with other life insurance programs. Once the modernization program goes into effect, the outdated program would be sunset for new applicants. Another provision of mine will authorize a pilot program to extend license portability to certain nonphysician providers who perform disability exams under contract with the VA. As a result, contract vendors will be able to schedule a veteran's exam sooner. This is critical, as the VBA focuses its efforts on reducing the backlogs of disability exams that has been caused by the pandemic. Additionally, this bill will address a problem that occurred when a veteran has a change in their dependency status, but the VA does not take immediate action to reduce the veteran's benefits payments. As a result, the veteran may incur an overpayment that the veteran must pay back.…”