text: ICYMI: The Senate passed the VeteranÛªs Access to Care Through Choice, Accountability and Transparency Act with my support and an overwhelming bipartisan majority. Among other things, the legislation expands veteransÛª access to care by allowing those faced with lengthy wait times to seek private medical care outside of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) system.  When called upon to serve, our nationÛªs veterans bravely did so without hesitation or delay. In return, they should not be forced to wait inordinate amounts of time for quality medical treatment. In addition to establishing more permanent fixes to begin addressing the widespread failures within the agency, this measure is particularly beneficial to rural Idahoans, allowing veterans living more than 40 miles away from a VA facility to seek private health services.  To read my full statement and to learn more about the bill, click here:  http://1.usa.gov/1oTrHqR