[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2173]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  VETERANS HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT ACT

  (Ms. BROWNLEY of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. BROWNLEY of California. Mr. Speaker, I am so honored to serve a 
second term as ranking member of the House Veterans' Affairs 
Subcommittee on Health. I look forward to working with my colleagues on 
both sides of the aisle to help Ventura County's veterans and veterans 
across America access VA health care and benefits and to break down 
bureaucratic barriers to care at the VA.
  There is no commitment I take more seriously than to the men and 
women who have served our country. That is why I introduced the 
Veterans Health Care Improvement Act as my first bill in the 114th 
Congress. My bill would help guarantee adequate resources for veterans 
health care benefits by requiring the GAO to continue verifying the 
accuracy and adequacy of the VA's budget for medical care.
  I urge my colleagues to cosponsor this legislation with me.

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