text: This afternoon, I supported the VA Reform Bill that passed the House by a vote of 420 to 5. After negotiations with the Senate, we dropped their demand to spend $500 billion by over 95%, while prioritizing care for our veterans and accountability for bureaucrats.   Provisions Include: *Provide immediate access to care outside the VA to those veterans still waiting to be seen by a doctor *Ability to quickly fire bad apples in the VA system  *Independent, private sector evaluation of the VA health care system *Reduces bonuses *Increases transparency in VA data reporting  This is an important step in fixing the VA, but not the last. I will continue ensuring that our VA works for our veterans, not their own job security.