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Rep. Newhouse Questions Cuts to Veterans Choice Program, Co-Sponsors Bill to Improve VA Access

Statement

Date: Feb. 25, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Veterans Health and Health Care

Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after cosponsoring H.R. 572, The Veterans Access to Community Care Act of 2015, and joining 28 colleagues in a letter to request answers from Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Robert McDonald on why the Obama Administration proposed funding cuts to the Veterans Choice program in the president's Fiscal Year 2016 budget proposal:

"Too often, our veterans struggle to access timely, quality healthcare that meets their needs. For veterans who live in rural areas of Central Washington, where healthcare options are limited, the Veterans Choice Program has improved access to healthcare. Instead of removing options for veterans' care by cutting the program, the VA should commit to solutions that restore trust and reduce veterans' wait times, including a more realistic interpretation of the 40-mile rule. Our nation has an obligation to keep promises to our veterans -- it is our duty to ensure common sense prevails to provide them with quality healthcare."


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