On the recordNovember 7, 2017
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 2601, the VICTOR Act. This legislation will again eliminate barriers to high-quality organ transplant centers for certain veterans seeking their services by allowing veterans access to a transplant center, regardless of its location, when a provider determines there is a medically compelling reason to do so, or when the veteran would face unusual or excessive burden in receiving the transplant at a VA facility. That is smart. That is common sense. It makes the case that the transplant facilities at the VA are good, but, as Dr. Dunn pointed out, a diverse society, a diverse geographic spread of veterans, certain cases come up that make it medically wrong to try and transport someone to a further facility. And for all of those reasons, this is, again, one of those things that is just smart, all in the interest of the best care for our veterans. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
