{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://bucshon.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/dr-bucshon-votes-expedite-va-investigations", "Dr. Bucshon Votes to Expedite VA Investigations", "2017-12-06", "2017", "2017-12", "Republican", "House", "IN", "Larry Bucshon", "B001275", "bucshon.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "(Washington, D.C.) \u2013 \u00a0Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08) released the following statement after the House passed the Enhancing Veteran Care Act (S. 1266):\n\t\t\t\t\u201cRecently the VA has been under investigation for providing substandard care and putting the wellbeing and safety of its patients at risk.\u00a0 Our veterans should be able to count on receiving high-quality health care when they visit the VA because it\u2019s care they\u2019ve earned through their service to our nation in uniform.\u00a0 The Enhancing Veteran Care Act is yet another step that Congress is taking to hold the VA accountable and ensure veterans are receiving high-quality care by authorizing the use of outside nonprofit organizations that accredit health care organizations to investigate the care provided at VA medical centers.\u201d\u00a0Dr. Bucshon continued,\u00a0\u201cOur veterans deserve not only our respect and gratitude, but also our attention and action.\u00a0 I look forward to President Trump signing this into law so that we take yet another step to ensure our veterans are receiving the care they have earned through their service to our nation.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t\tFor more information on the Enhancing Veteran Care Act, click\u00a0HERE.\n\t\t\t\t115th\u00a0Congressional Legislation Signed into Law\n\t\t\t\tH.R. 3819: The Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2017\n\t\t\t\tH.R. 3218: The Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017\n\t\t\t\tH.R.\u00a02519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act\n\t\t\t\tH.R.\u00a02288:\u00a0The Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017\n\t\t\t\tH.R. 1329: The Veterans\u2019 Compensation COLA Act of 2017\n\t\t\t\tH.R. 244: HIRE Vets Act\n\t\t\t\tS. 1094: The Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017\n\t\t\t\tS. 114: A bill to authorize appropriations for the Veterans Choice Program\n\t\t\t\tH.R. 369: Eliminating the Sunset Date of the Choice Act\n\t\t\t\t\u00a0\n\t\t\t\tCongressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. is a physician and Republican member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee serving his fourth term representing Indiana's 8th Congressional district. The 8th District of Indiana includes all or parts of Clay, Crawford, Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Greene, Knox, Martin, Owen, Parke, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Sullivan, Vanderburgh, Vermillion, Vigo, and Warrick counties.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://bucshon.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/dr-bucshon-votes-expedite-va-investigations"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 3.910874016582966, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}