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an EIS until delays are resolved.
• If the IG report finds delays that were not related to medical or administrative reasons, my legislation would only allow a VA medical facility to be closed after the Secretary of the VA certifies to Congress that the closure of the medical facility would not have a negative impact on a number of important factors and services. Once the IG certifies that the VA has satisfactorily addressed all veteran wait times nationwide, the additional requirements for closing a VA facility would be lifted.
• Our veterans have served our country with honor and dignity, only to be told to get in line to receive treatment for the results of their service and sacrifice. This is totally unacceptable. I will continue to work with my colleagues across the aisle to address this systemic, administration-wide crisis and to hold VA officials accountable to the men and women they aim to serve.
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