article_snippet: I was proud to sponsor the Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act of 2014 (the Choice Act), and deliver good news to veterans: veterans would have a choice when it comes to accessing health care veterans deserve, and many would have the option of seeing veterans local physician.
article_snippet: Veterans simply want what Veterans were promised in the Choice Act: the choice to access the care Veterans deserve in Veterans community.
article_snippet: In the absence of VA action, I authored legislation that would make certain veterans are not dismissed or forgotten just because of where certain veterans live.
article_snippet: When Congress passed the Choice Act, we called on VA VA to live up to VA commitment to care for those who have sacrificed for America -- and we will not back down.
article_snippet: we ought to always err on the side of what is best for the veteran, not what is best for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
highlights_snippet: Veterans' Choice Act was signed into law in August 2014 .
  