Rep. Ron Kind Discusses Ways to Fix Problems at Tomah VA with VA Secretary McDonald

Statement

Recently, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind spoke with Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald about ways to fix problems at the Tomah VA medical facility and the progress being made to ensure we keep our promises to our veterans.

"Secretary McDonald and I had an informative discussion about a number of actions that can be taken to make sure our veterans receive the care they earned and deserve. I look forward to continuing to work with officials at the VA, the Tomah community, and veterans to ensure Wisconsin veterans have access to quality care and increased transparency in the VA," Rep. Kind stated.

Rep. Kind brought together the entire Wisconsin delegation to sponsor his bill, the Inspectors General Transparency Act of 2015, which will ensure greater transparency and oversight into the office of inspector general. To improve the quality of care he proposed oversight boards to help find alternative and complementary treatments to pain management. Additionally, he introduced the Veterans Access to Care Act, which would fix recruitment problems the VA is having in Tomah, Wausau, Wisconsin Rapids, and other parts of the state.

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