[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 12 (Thursday, January 21, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E57]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   THANK YOU SECRETARY ROBERT WILKIE

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                            HON. JOE WILSON

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, January 21, 2021

  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, I appreciate Department 
of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Robert Wilkie for his service to our 
country. Last Thursday, the VA shared a review by Secretary Wilkie, 
discussing recent accomplishments. Wilkie writes that,
  ``. . . over the last few years, VA was reborn. Today our approval 
rating stands at about 90 percent for health care, and among our 
fastest growing population--women--we have an 86 percent approval 
rating.
  ``Recent studies show VA measures up to the private sector on access 
and quality. Veterans liked what they saw and started voting with their 
feet. VA completed a record number of appointments in fiscal year 
2019--59 million--the same year the MlSSION Act took effect. The more 
Veterans we served, the more Veterans trusted us. Trust in VA care hit 
a record high in April 2020.
  ``VA achieved what all the experts in Washington said was impossible 
by rolling out a modernized health record that will make it easier than 
ever for health professionals to access Veterans' medical history.''

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