05/08/2013
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"You mentioned 64,000 who have not been able to get an appointment at all, we found in El Paso 36 percent of veterans seeking to make a mental health appointment were unable to obtain one at all."
"What is missing in the VA is competition. Our veterans deserve the very best, let us not keep them in this institution that is not working."
"I think that is an incredibly important finding and recommendation that you made because, you know, until we have the facts and the best information, we are not going to be able to make the best autho..."
"From my conversations with the veterans in Maine, Project ARCH has been quite successful. Unfortunately the VA appears to be moving to close down this popular program."