Marsha Blackburn

It ought not to take 15 or 20 years.

I want to applaud the EPA's back to basics approach and Administrator Pruitt's commitment to focus on the Agency's core mission.

You need to clean up these contaminated sites. There is no question about it and I will tell you, I have questions about the amount of process and the foot dragging that is involved in cleaning up these sites under CERCLA.

Most of my constituents will tell you they understand how their doctor, their insurance plan, and the pharmacy play into the prescriptions they receive.

Oh, it affects it drastically.

What we are--what we are going to do is standardize workflows and not allow that to happen.

So my understanding of that--and VistA started around the time I was born, so this decision dates back to me being a toddler--was--the idea at the time was local innovation.

Absolutely. We're very excited about that, and I think the more positive incentives like MGT that can put in place where we can reinvest those savings, we're extremely excited, and that will really help us.

We would like to get down to 14 core data centers by the end of 2020.

I think that's one of the reasons why we have such a low grade on FITARA.

Roughly. Roughly. It's multiple hundreds of millions of dollars, way too expensive.

I get my primary care at the Washington VAMC, but I get physical therapy through the Veterans Choice Program.

It's been terrible. But that's something that we're working on.

Maintaining our current VistA system is not an option. It will be incredibly costly.

The whole country. That's the Veterans Choice Program, which has not been perfect.

Absolutely. Absolutely agree.

We will maintain that ability on Cerner to be able to view those records within the Joint Legacy Viewer, so we will not lose that data.

It is deeply upsetting that these issues exist in today's society, but I am grateful for the opportunity to discuss how we can put an end to this modern day slavery.

Standing by idly is simply not an option.

With so many women and children waiting on us and counting on us, doing nothing is not an option.

Today, we welcome my colleague and dear friend, Ann Wagner, who is leading this charge in the House.

I know that you both share my deep sadness and absolute outrage that this is happening in our backyard.

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