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| http://franken.senate.gov/?p=news&id=2619 | Austin Daily Herald: Franken Emphasizes Rural Veteran Health Care | 2013-11-15 | 2013 | 2013-11 | Democrat | House | MN | Al Franken | F000457 | franken.senate.gov | legacy | Sen. Franken met with Minnesota veterans in Austin, Minn. on Veterans Day to honor those who served and talk about what he is doing to get veterans the benefits they deserve—specifically increasing access to health care services for rural veterans. The Austin Daily Herald published an editorial about Sen. Franken's visit with rural veterans: ... We were pleased to see U.S. Sen. Al Franken call for more emphasis on rural veteran health care when he toured Austin on Monday. With slightly more than 22 million veterans in the U.S. in 2012, according to the American Legion, veterans make up a large population within the U.S. Yet they face many more struggles than the average American, and with unemployment more than three times the national average among veterans, we can only imagine the difficulties current and former veterans face in receiving health care courtesy of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. ... Sen. Franken reintroduced the bipartisan Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act that would give the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' Office of Rural Health the tools it needs to help veterans in rural communities get the care they need quickly and without traveling long distances. Click here to read the Austin Daily Herald's editorial. Click here for more information on the Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |