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Jackie Walorski is a Republican politician from Indiana who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 2013 until her death in 2022. During her time in Congress, she was known for her work on issues related to healthcare, particularly in expanding access to services for patients. Walorski was a strong advocate for bipartisan legislation, often collaborating with colleagues across the aisle to address pressing community health needs. Her efforts were recognized by various organizations, including the National Association of Community Health Centers, which endorsed her initiatives aimed at improving healthcare access.
I thank the chairman for all his hard work on many VA issues in reference to veterans. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 3956, the VA Health Center Management Stability and Improvement Act. This legislation includes my bill, the…
This is absolutely not an amendment to get rid of the NSC. This just simply brings accountability and transparency into a very important agency, into a White House that has taken this to no longer just an advisory agency role on behalf of…
My amendment is very common sense. It is as simple in its concept as it is in requirements. My amendment simply increases the transparency and accountability surrounding transfers from Guantanamo Bay by requiring the U.S. and the foreign…
I guess in answer to the questions that have been asked here, again, back to the fact that I think this is a very commonsense amendment, this is talking about transparency and accountability. How did a detainee go from Sudan to Yemen…
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle E of title X, add the following: SEC. 10__. APPLICATION OF THE FREEDOM OF…
I thank the chairman for his strong support. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Montana (Mr. Zinke), my friend and colleague on the Armed Services Committee.
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the appropriate place in title X, add the following: SEC. 10__. REQUIREMENT FOR MEMORANDUM OF…
How much time do I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Indiana has 1\1/4\ minutes remaining.
The manipulation of appointment schedules and data in Phoenix led to at least 40 veterans dying while they were waiting for care.
I introduced legislation this week, the VA Scheduling Accountability Act, that gets at one of the key drivers of the wait-time manipulation.
In 2014, news reports uncovering gross mismanagement and schedule manipulation at a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in Phoenix shook us all to the core.
The VA Scheduling Accountability Act would simply require each facility's director to annually certify compliance with a scheduling directive.
Here we sit 2 years later, digging deeper into some of the root causes to ensure that no veteran ever dies again waiting for care.
There are two kinds of conservation going on in America: the hopefuls and the hatefuls. And we have to find a way to empower the hopefuls.
the overwhelming regulatory stuff that is coming out, particularly from the EPA.
I want our veterans to actually find a seamless, smooth transition, and I want this to work.
For them, an increase in the price of food means foregoing other needed purchases.
And, frankly, when I ask my members of the Family Farm Alliance, or my neighbors that don't use it, they just feel like the system is just so disjointed from their lives and so much paperwork.
Our ability to provide life enhancing educational opportunities hinges on our Federal, state, and local partnerships.
One factor that tends to be overlooked is the role of effective farm policies in keeping prices affordable and stable for consumers.
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