Position of the v. A. Secretary comes with tremendous responsibility and commands someone who understands the sacrifices and needs of both our veterans and their families. The next secretary of the v. A. Must be willing and ready to lead the v. A. In a new direction. While im grateful for the service of both general shinseki and acting secretary sloan gibson, and thousands of dedicated employees on the ground, i believe the current state of v. A. Affairs or the affairs at v. A. Demands bold leadership and a complete transformation in the culture at the agency. The problems facing the v. A. Did not happen overnight. Solving them will not be an easy task, but despite this, i believe with the right person at the helm, a person willing to work with congress and other stakeholders, the challenges facing the v. A. Can be met and expectations exceeded. At the end of the day, we must never forget our nations veterans. The sacrifice and service to this nation is second to none. Not only does it
Representatives for a district that is larger than the state of illinois. We need to continue to work to provide services to folks who do not happen to live any place close to where there is a v. A. Hospital. Over the course of my time in congress, working with the department of Veterans Affairs, we have had Outpatient Clinics that has helped. If you lived four or five hours from a v. A. Hospital, how do you get there, particularly if you are 92yearold world war ii veteran . If you are 92 when you live 2. 5 hours from the Outpatient Clinic, it doesnt make that much difference that you are two hours closer to a facility if you cannot get there nyway. One of the things i am pleased about and the legislation that is pending that i hope the Conference Committee reaches a result when we come back and vote about it, the idea if you live long distances from ava facility that the v. A. Will provide care for you. The v. A. Today has the ability to do that. They have the ability to pay for outsi
States just this year, entered without permission in the Immigration Court system. What happens to these guys . The new people would have a status. When thed send back to United States government did ins in vietnam, in haiti, parts of africa. Remove people from a situation that is dangerous, unsafe in a variety of ways, whether it is politics, country conditions, or some other capacity, but if you open all of those other questions, in addition to el salvador and guatemala. There are two other countries at play here who also have tens of thousands of citizens in the United States who also have temporary protective status from years ago. Ballsis a lot of sort of in the air and which one you pick up will determine the future potentially for one small group or a larger group, but not necessarily the whole group, if that makes sense. You are addressing a piece of the puzzle, but it could potentially create another wave in a different capacity. It is so unknown, i think, at this point, you w
Cuttingedge stuff. Stuff that no one has done before. That i the kind of thing would think Health Care Professionals would want to be a part of. We should tell that ability and use it to recruit the best people who want to make a difference in others lives. Forhen we met, i have asked sites pacific information related to the audit that was done here. Shinseki forls sitespecific information. I am referring to the audit that was done in the spring. I would like a commitment that i will receive a response to that letter. We will respond to the letter. I would like your commitment asking for an apparent tripling in the wait times. It seemed to have tripled in connecticut. Will you commit to me that you will provided response to that . If confirmed, i will provide a response. Im hoping that response. Well. T is my hope as the other area that is of grave concern to me is care for women veterans. s is a growing priority the number of women going into combat is growing. This is something we ha
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