Maurice Hinchey: “I want now to say this to my friends and colleagues here. Although the report did not stipulate that VERA was the causal…”

“I want now to say this to my friends and colleagues here. Although the report did not stipulate that VERA was the causal effect, the author of the report, the Inspector General, said to me personally that he believed that VERA was the causal effect of the decline in quality in our veterans hospitals and that VERA was the causal effect of the increase in mortality in our veterans hospitals. That is undeniable. We have that from the mouth of the author of the report himself. I would just like to say this, also. This amendment is about fairness. This amendment is not about taking money from one part of the country and giving it to another. This is not an amendment to hurt Florida.”