Political Quotes

“Mr. President, it is truly an honor to work with the Senator from Georgia, the chairman of the Veterans' Affairs Committee. I can tell you that on behalf of the 72,000 veterans from South Dakota, it is work that needs to be done. We appreciate the service of the chairman and the service of the ranking member in making this a bipartisan effort. Unfortunately, many of our Nation's heroes aren't receiving the quality of health care they have been promised due to decades of mismanagement and ongoing problems with the VA. It is not acceptable, as the chairman has pointed out. In fact, of all the calls we receive in my State asking for help with Federal agencies, over half of all of those calls are coming from veterans seeking help with VA issues. These veterans in South Dakota and across the entire country continue to experience problems with health care delivery at the VA, including backlogs, long wait times, and frequent billing errors. As we seek to address these issues within the entire VA system, accountability is as important as it has ever been. The Veterans First Act takes meaningful steps to hold the VA accountable and in turn improve the care for our veterans, which is the most important priority of all. This legislation, the Veterans First Act, puts the needs of our veterans first by addressing the lack of accountability at the VA.…”