Mr. Speaker, I thank Congressman McEachin for yielding this time to me. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge passage of H.R. 965, the Saint- Gaudens National Historical Park Redesignation Act. Named after the great American sculptor Augustus…
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.
I hope that the discussion we have had today will help instill in VA that so necessary sense of urgency.
What actions are supervisors and clinicians required to immediately take upon discovery of training deficiencies and to ensure patient safety and quality of care in these instances?
It should not take a news report or a congressional hearing for VA leadership to respond to veterans' and employees' concerns.
Thank you to the National Guard for hosting us. This is a great facility and we very much appreciate it.
And just to ensure the safety of our veterans going forward, what is that protocol if a veteran presents at the Manchester VA for stroke?
It is way past time for our women veterans to get the care and the respect that they need.
How can we ask our community hospitals to step up and care for our veterans when they are owed $3 million?
I think Manchester has fallen behind the times, frankly, and that this is an opportunity.
Secretary Shulkin made the right decision to remove the hospital director, the chief of staff, and the head of nursing services.
Do you think the decision that has finally been made--this is something that I have been pushing since I first went to Congress, five years?





