10/28/2009
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"If Congress does not replenish the Choice Fund, will wait times lengthen like they were before Phoenix?"
"Just very briefly, just to put that in context. Like I said a moment ago, I was here for the BCA. We had a number in the discretionary part of the budget that we funded. We have taken money away from ..."
"Will veterans be able to seek appointments in the community like they have before if the Choice is not replenished?"
"I am very concerned because one of the purposes for the Choice Program, when Congress enacted that, was because veterans were not receiving access to care that they needed and deserved."