Marsha Blackburn actually said...

"I have got a Veterans Health Care Freedom Act that would create a pilot program that removes these requirements that a veteran has to get all this preauthorization and jump through these referrals."

"We have got to do something about allowing veterans to get to the care they need at a place where they are able to get the care, and that is the whole purpose of community care."

"That is what veterans want."

"This is so totally unacceptable, and it is as if the VA is trying to stonewall people and not let them into the community care program."