Dan Coats: “I state to the Senator from California that there is a whole list of elective procedures that is not covered in military…”

“I state to the Senator from California that there is a whole list of elective procedures that is not covered in military hospitals, not covered by military medicine, depending on the size of the facility, depending on the location of the facility, and, frankly, there are a series of things that are not covered, so men are denied elective procedures in a number of instances. So it is not a question here of equal treatment under the law, that this is the only medical procedure not allowed to people who serve in the military. We are simply saying, and I think the Senator has not addressed the point, we are simply saying that in the question of the utilization--Mr. President, is the Senator interested in my answer?”