Working Towards Rebuilding Trust With The VA

Jul 22, 2022
Veterans

For months, I’ve heard from Eastern Washington veterans and providers frustrated by the new electronic health record system and the rumors of services being reduced at the facilities they rely on for care. It’s time for the VA to hear from these veterans directly, too.

The good news is that I secured a commitment from leadership at the VA this week to hold town halls for veterans in both Spokane and Walla Walla later this year. These meetings will be a long overdue opportunity for veterans to share their concerns about long wait times and limited access to care, patient harm caused by the new electronic health record (EHR) system, continued access to services, and any other issue they are facing related to the agency. 

I believe this is a necessary first step on a long road towards rebuilding the trust this agency has so deeply broken, and I hope it will help remind them of their sole mission to provide veterans with the gold standard care they’ve earned. I’ll be sure to follow up with the date, time, and format of the events as soon as the information becomes available.

Recent Posts


Sep 24, 2024
Standing with Israel

Abraham Accords Caucus Introduces Bipartisan Resolution to Promote Peace and Tolerance in Education

Washington, D.C. – The Co-Chairs of the Abraham Accords Caucus, Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Brad Schneider (D-IL), Ann Wagner (R-MO), and David Trone (D-MD), have introduced a bipartisan resolution encouraging the U.S. Department of State and civil society organizations to further the goals of the Abraham Accords by promoting peace and tolerance through education across […]



Sep 19, 2024
Clean Energy

ICYMI: McMorris Rodgers Leads Energy and Commerce Committee to Advance 15 Bills to the Full House

Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, Eastern Washington Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) led the Energy and Commerce Committee in advancing 15 bills to the full House of Representatives. These bills would extend telehealth services for seniors, repeal harmful regulations that are jeopardizing America’s economic and energy security, and provide significant protections and safeguards to date for […]



Sep 18, 2024
Environment & Climate Change

House Committee Passes McMorris Rodgers’ MALDEN Act to Improve Disaster Coordination in Rural Communities

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee unanimously passed Eastern Washington Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers’ (WA-05) Making Aid for Local Disasters Equal Now (MALDEN) Act. This legislation, which is named after the town of Malden, Wash. that was devastated by the Babb Road Fire in 2020, would improve coordination between federal, state, […]