veterans in crisis can find help at the va without any delay. last week i signed the veterans choice improvement act. very proud of that. so that more veterans can see the doctor of their choice and don t have to travel long distances or wait forever for va care. they were waiting in lines for seven days, eight days, nine days, two weeks. some instances were horrible. they were waiting so long they had a very curable problem and they died before they got to see the doctor. it is not going to happen any longer. already kr yethis year using th choice program veterans received 42%, more approvals, to see the doctor of their choosing. that s just the very beginning of what we have planned. so much more is coming. today we re taking another bold