On the recordJuly 10, 2017
What would ultimately happen is we would start restricting availability and veterans would not be able to have the same access to care that they have today.
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congress.govWhat would ultimately happen is we would start restricting availability and veterans would not be able to have the same access to care that they have today.
Tester warns against privatization affecting veterans' access to care.
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There's plenty of examples of it. The Mission Act is a prime example. The fastest growing part of the V.A. budget. Why? Because we privatizing V.A. health care and its costing us more money, not less.
This is -- what's gone on the last two weeks or so, 10 days, has been nothing short of craziness.
I think we need to take these things seriously. I think the president and I think, more importantly, the military are taking it very, very seriously.