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Boustany Demands House and Senate Leaders Protect Veterans' Medical Access

Statement

Date: June 27, 2013
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Veterans Health and Health Care

Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs conducted a full committee hearing on bureaucratic red tape delaying the construction of Community Based Outpatient Clinics in Lake Charles and Lafayette.

"Louisiana veterans with post traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury and other serious service connected disabilities must travel hundreds of miles for care. Many lack the ability to drive alone and face financial hardships that prevent them from taking time off work. Federal bureaucrats needlessly delayed the construction of local medical clinics for these veterans, but House and Senate leaders have the power to break this log jam. I look forward to their response to my bipartisan letter, signed by 66 Members of the House and Senate."


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