Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON D.C. On Thursday Congressman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) and a bipartisan group of Texas members of Congress sent a
letter to the Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald requesting answers and action on
reports of scheduling wait time manipulation at VA facilities in Austin San Antonio and Temple.
Smith was joined by Rep. Lloyd Doggett Rep. Bill Flores Rep. Henry Cuellar Rep. Roger Williams and Rep. Joaquin Castro in writing to express their ongoing concern with the state of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the affect it has on Texas Veterans.
Congressman Lamar Smith: Providing timely health care is a non-partisan issue and the VA is simply not meeting our veterans needs. Now more than ever the VA and its employees must make changes to assure that the men and women who served our nation are provided timely access to health care.
On behalf of the veterans we represent we ask that these revelations convince VA leadership to make meaningful progress in developing a comprehensive scheduling policy so that all veterans can receive the care they deserve."
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