WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer issued the following press release:
The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee heard testimony from U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) leadership about how proposed changes to the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) would affect veterans in North Dakota and the rest of the nation. The VA recently announced theRestructure for Impact and Sustainability Effort (RISE) initiative to reorganize the VHA over the next 18-24 months, aiming to reduce bureaucracy and deliver better outcomes for veterans.
U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) commended VA Secretary Doug Collins about the massive decrease in VA's benefits backlog and discussed expanding access to care for veterans, including his legislation with ...