Jerry Moran

I would guess that Senator Tester and I would join each other in insisting and encouraging that the department do what the law requires them to do.

And those who work for you in VA Central, in the VISN, and in the hospital across Kansas, and other states, they understand what you just said is how the VA operates when giving a veteran the opportunity to choose where care occurs.

If the VA wants to recapture care, VA's focus should be on providing timely, high-quality care to veterans.

We want the VA to provide the best absolute care possible and then let the veteran make a choice where it is best for him or her to seek that care.

Would any element of this budget request restrict a veteran's ability to seek care in the community?

It is up to the VA workforce and leadership to faithfully execute the legislation passed by Congress, and deliver the care and benefits our veterans rely on.

I'm concerned that the VA is only requesting $141 million for grants for construction of state home facilities, which represents a 14 percent decrease from FY '24.

I would guess that Senator Tester and I would join each other in insisting and encouraging that the department do what the law requires them to do.

And those who work for you in VA Central, in the VISN, and in the hospital across Kansas, and other states, they understand what you just said is how the VA operates when giving a veteran the opportunity to choose where care occurs.

We want the VA to provide the best absolute care possible and then let the veteran make a choice where it is best for him or her to seek that care.

If the VA wants to recapture care, VA's focus should be on providing timely, high-quality care to veterans.

Would any element of this budget request restrict a veteran's ability to seek care in the community?

Could you assure this Committee, assure me, that even if the VA acts to incorporate telehealth into access standards, a veteran who prefers an in-person appointment will not lose their opportunity to seek community care if the VA is unable…

It is up to the VA workforce and leadership to faithfully execute the legislation passed by Congress, and deliver the care and benefits our veterans rely on.

And those who work for you in VA Central, in the VISN, and in the hospital across Kansas, and other states, they understand what you just said is how the VA operates when giving a veteran the opportunity to choose where care occurs.

Could you assure this Committee... that even if the VA acts to incorporate telehealth into access standards, a veteran who prefers an in-person appointment will not lose their opportunity to seek community care?

If the VA wants to recapture care, VA's focus should be on providing timely, high-quality care to veterans.

I would guess that Senator Tester and I would join each other in insisting and encouraging that the department do what the law requires them to do.

I'm concerned that the VA is only requesting $141 million for grants for construction of state home facilities, which represents a 14 percent decrease from FY '24.

We want the VA to provide the best absolute care possible and then let the veteran make a choice where it is best for him or her to seek that care.

Would any element of this budget request restrict a veteran's ability to seek care in the community?

It is up to the VA workforce and leadership to faithfully execute the legislation passed by Congress, and deliver the care and benefits our veterans rely on.

I particularly think this is true, I mean, that the war in Ukraine has highlighted for me the value, the necessity, in fact, of UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles), and it seems to me a terrible mistake that our Guard and Reserve would not…

Thank you all for your service to our Nation.

I would offer, if there is--if you point me in the right direction, one of my goals to help in recruitment, is to further expand the availability of Junior ROTC in Kansas.