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Brad Robert Wenstrup is an American politician and physician currently serving as the U.S. Representative for Ohio's 2nd congressional district, a position he has held since January 3, 2013. A member of the Republican Party, Wenstrup has focused on various issues including healthcare, veterans' affairs, and fiscal responsibility during his time in Congress. He has been involved in several key legislative efforts and has served on various committees, contributing to discussions on national security and public health.
On behalf of our veterans, I rise today in support of H.R. 6416. This bill would expand benefits and provide improvements to help America's greatest asset: our veterans and their families. I am especially pleased to support sections in the…
Obviously, our goal was to provide care for those in need for our veterans, and one of the things that I have seen that assures our veteran patients as much as anything else is having a primary care doctor they call their own.
So, and let me go to you for a second, Dr. Rogove, when you are talking about the licensure across States and things like that.
I would like to hear from, really, all of you. Because my feeling, in the ideal situation for the VA or for any--for any health care system whatsoever, that everyone has a primary care doctor.
Well, the question I have, though, is, if someone calls for an appointment and they are being told, you know what, you can be seen in 3 weeks, you know, here at the VA.
get help from Congress or get Congress to get out of the way and let those things happen.
Just 2 weeks ago, Representative Wenstrup introduced legislation to reform the hiring process at the VA, calling the process 'lengthy and inefficient.'
I think that probably makes it tough on your retention as well, especially for pilots where there are opportunities in the private sector.
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