WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. John Boozman issued the following press release:

U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) joined Senators Tim Sheehy (R-MT), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) in introducing the bipartisan Veterans Health Administration Novel Therapeutics Preparedness Act to increase veterans' access to innovative health care and ensure the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is prepared to better care for veterans through emerging mental health therapies.

"We owe it to veterans to ensure the VA can effectively facilitate access to new therapies and care upon FDA approval. Doing so will give them more options to improve their health, including recovering from the invisible wounds that represent a unique challenge to their...