04/28/2021
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"You ought to be able to reach the conclusion that you can use the Choice Act."
"My point is, there is a long series of issues that create a circumstance in which a veteran may just shrug their shoulders, throw up their hands, become angry, be done and fed up with the program."
"The conferees do not intend the 40-mile eligibility criteria included in this section to preclude veterans who reside closer than 40 miles from a VA facility from accessing care through non-VA provide..."
"My question, Mr. Secretary, is there something else that will then arise, once this issue is fixed, that then causes the implementation of this bill to be burdensome?"