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John Thune: “The bill continues to fund modernization of veterans health…”

Featuring: John Thune, Republican | Senate Majority Leader, South Dakota

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Senator John Thune Discusses Bipartisan Appropriations Bills and Military Construction Funding

Published | Video Starts at 01:45

This funding will help reduce barriers to care for rural veterans, as will the bill's provision preventing the VA from closing hospitals, something that I work to include. I'm also pleased to see that The bill continues to fund modernization of veterans health care records by providing funding to triple the number of VA sites that use electronic health records. And on the military construction front, I'm happy to announce that the bill contains funding for a number of key facilities for the new B21 bomber, the future of our … (01:45–01:55)

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Asserts that the bill funds the modernization of veterans' health care records by tripling the number of VA sites using electronic health records.

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