{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.crapo.senate.gov/media/newsreleases/release_full.cfm?id=362958", "Crapo Meets With Veterans to Announce Health Reform Legislation; Joins Students to Celebrate Idaho's Role In Healthy School Lunches", "2016-09-30", "2016", "2016-09", "Republican", "House", "ID", "Michael Crapo", "C000880", "www.crapo.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "September 30, 2016\n\t\t\t Crapo Meets With Veterans to Announce Health Reform Legislation; Joins Students to Celebrate Idaho's Role In Healthy School Lunches \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tBoise - Idaho Senator Mike Crapo will meet Monday at the Idaho Statehouse with Idaho veterans and veteran leadership to announce major reform legislation affecting health care and other veterans' services offered through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.\u00a0 Crapo is introducing the \"Improving Veterans Care in the Community Act,\" S. 3401, which would make it easier for the federal agency to send veterans into their local communities for health care.\u00a0 The bill consolidates existing, competing programs and works to address concerns raised by Idaho's veterans and private health care providers.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\r\n\"These changes are the result of a three-year effort we have undertaken to hear directly from Idaho veterans on how we can improve their health care,\" said Crapo.\u00a0 \"This bill enhances the VA's ability to send veterans into the community for care when they need it. \u00a0This plan makes it easier for the VA to manage its Care in the Community program while making it easier for veterans to use.\u00a0 I am grateful for the advice and feedback folks in the veterans community provided me. \u00a0I can take this bill to my colleagues in Congress and tell them that I know this is what Idaho veterans want;\u00a0I understand their needs and I'm prepared to fight for them.\"\u00a0\r\nLater Monday, Crapo will travel to Twin Falls, where he will join 100 elementary students and leaders from Idaho's dairy industries and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to discuss the need for healthy, nutritional school food programs in advance of National School Lunch Week.\u00a0\r\nCrapo has been the lead Senate Republican in efforts to include Idaho agricultural products like Greek yogurt, peas, lentils and chickpeas in the national school lunch program guidelines.\u00a0 He will join students at Pillar Falls Elementary to sample nutritious Idaho products and speak about nutrition with leaders from the USDA, United Dairymen of Idaho, Glanbia, Chobani and the Twin Falls School District.\u00a0\r\nCrapo's schedule includes these events:\u00a0\r\n\r\n  \r\n    Monday, October 3:\r\n  \r\n\r\n\r\nBoise\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 11:00 AM\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Announces veterans' health care reform legislation, Idaho\u00a0\u00a0Statehouse, West Wing, Lower Level, Room WW55.\r\n\u00a0 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