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Washington, D.C.  – Today, Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the Veterans Access to Care Act of 2014:

 “We need to continue to pursue reforms to ensure that every veteran has access to quality care. This bill will give veterans whose needs are not being met in a timely manner the option of getting care outside of the VA system. This bill is far too important to be allowed to languish on Harry Reid’s desk. The Senate should build upon the bipartisan unanimity with which the bill passed the House, quickly consider this legislation and get it to the President this week.”

 The Veterans Administration recently released the results of national audit of its medical facilities.  The audit showed that 57,000 veterans have waited more than 90 days for care and that 64,000 were attempting to get care but had not been added to the wait list. The Veterans Access to Care Act would require VA to provide authorization to any enrolled veteran who elects to go to a non-VA facility if they reside more than forty miles from a VA medical facility or have waited longer than the wait time goals for a medical appointment.  The bill cleared the House on a 426-0 vote

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 Congresswoman Virginia Foxx is currently in her fifth term as the Representative of North Carolina’s 5th Congressional District and is the elected Republican Conference Secretary.  Dr. Foxx is the chair of the House Education & the Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and serves as Vice Chair of the House Rules Committee