I was really glad to see that the VA has chosen a week next month, October 16th to 20th, to designate as the first official Buddy Check Week in which veterans conduct peer-to-peer wellness checks.

I continue to hear, especially in rural areas in New Hampshire, from women veterans, is how hard it is for them to know where the other women veterans are.

The bipartisan and bicameral push to enact the Solid Start Program directs the VA to contact every veteran at least three times by phone.

The bipartisan and bicameral push to enact the Solid Start Program directs the VA to contact every veteran at least three times by phone.

I was really glad to see that the VA has chosen a week next month, October 16th to 20th, to designate as the first official Buddy Check Week in which veterans conduct peer-to-peer wellness checks.

I continue to hear, especially in rural areas in New Hampshire, from women veterans, is how hard it is for them to know where the other women veterans are.

This is really an important--I am using the term 'customer service' but I do not think it really conveys how important it is, especially if you are somebody with a medical issue or disability, long travel can be really difficult.

If we do not need a veteran to travel to an exam, we should not do that because that is time the veteran has to take off of work.

It has already helped over 1,000 New Hampshire veterans enroll in VA health care and file more than 2,000 disability claims.

Many Granite State veterans have contacted my office because they have concerns about how far they have had to travel to get a medical exam for their VA disability claim.

I was really proud to work with everyone here on a bipartisan basis to develop and pass the PACT Act into law.

If we do not need a veteran to travel to an exam, we should not do that because that is time the veteran has to take off of work.