Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for his tireless work on behalf of our veterans to improve their lives and the lives of their families. I rise today in support of my bipartisan legislation to relieve veterans of financial burdens caused by delays at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Over the past decade, Federal oversight of the VA has uncovered cases where the VA delivered delayed or inaccurate bills to our Nation's veterans, causing financial stress and debt for military families--some bills going back as far as 5 years. In fact, last August, the VA Inspector General published a report that said the VA issued 1.7 million improper bills to veterans in 2015. What exactly does that mean? It means that the VA collected nearly $14 million from improper bills sent to veterans for their service-related care. That is simply unacceptable. Our servicemen and -women should not have to pay for errors or delays caused by the VA. Many veterans live on fixed incomes and may not have the resources to cover unexpected costs caused by mistakes of Washington bureaucrats. That is why I introduced the VA Billing Accountability Act with my colleagues from Minnesota, Mr. Emmer and Mr. Peterson. My district is home to more than 38,000 veterans. Each one of them, and all those across the country, deserve the highest quality medical care and assurances that they will be billed in a timely and appropriate manner.…”