03/28/2023
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"We know that the vast majority of veterans using Choice over the last 2 years are eligible due to long wait lines, not because they live too far from a VA facility."
"We cannot assume that private care will work in rural communities where there are no providers in the first place."
"For a rural State like Montana, it would truly be a disaster."
"I think it is important to say that our thoughts are with the colleagues who were with the victims this morning."