Annie Kuster
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Annie L. McLane Kuster is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district since January 3, 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Kuster has focused on issues such as healthcare, women's rights, and economic development throughout her tenure in Congress. She has been an advocate for expanding access to affordable healthcare and has worked on initiatives to support small businesses in her district.
It is way past time for our women veterans to get the care and the respect that they need.
Secretary Shulkin made the right decision to remove the hospital director, the chief of staff, and the head of nursing services.
VA leadership who knew about the reports of substandard care and failed to act should be held accountable.
If we are truly serious about providing excellent care to our veterans, then we need to change our culture of bureaucratic blockage and budgetary excuses for not providing what is needed.
The culture at the Manchester VA Medical Center must change so that our providers follow procedures and clinical guidelines.
But I do want to make the case for VA Central Office to recognize that New Hampshire is in a different situation without a full-service medical hospital.
I would just suggest we try to go up another level and, for the entire Veterans Administration, all across the country, try to use the same equipment, get the same data, because you could negotiate an even larger discount.
These issues place VA's mail program at risk and cause me to question whether the physical security and accurate tracking of packages... are at higher risk of diversion.
While 'The Case of the $11,257 Package' is a catchy title, it is actually one example of inaccurate data reporting by the VA.





