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Kevin Cramer: “Our VA system effectively discriminates against our veterans…”

Featuring: Kevin Cramer, Republican | U.S. Senate from North Dakota

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Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Considers Cramer Bill to Improve Access to Care for Rural Veterans

Published | Video Starts at 02:20

And as a point of emphasis, you guys, critical access is a designation specific to healthcare providers where they're the only hospital or the only provider in an entire region many miles between the providers, our system, Our VA system effectively discriminates against our veterans compared to their neighbors, their non-veteran neighbors and friends and family by giving them less access to care that's readily available than they have currently. And so we just have so much opportunity here. I'm willing to work Obviously, I'm always willing to work to improve the details of legislation. We want to get it right. (02:20–02:56)

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Asserts that the VA system provides less access to care for veterans compared to non-veterans.

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