by Johnny Isakson

Veterans fought to protect our freedoms and ensure our way of life. As chair of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs for the 114th Congress, I have made it my priority to ensure that sure America takes care of the veterans who have dedicated their lives to serving our country.

As chair, I have dedicated myself to ensuring that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs rises to the challenge of implementing the reforms set forth in the Veterans’ Access, Choice and Accountability Act of 2014, which was signed into law on August 7, 2014. We passed this law to address systemic problems of long wait times and poor-quality care for veterans at VA facilities across the country. I have been leading the charge in the Senate to bring back value to the VA, fix the VA’s problems and to help instill a system of success and accountability for the future.

I have long been focused on improving the quality and timeliness of care at Department of Veterans Affairs healthcare facilities across the country, having helped to uncover signs of neglect and mismanagement at the Atlanta VA Medical Center after holding a Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee field hearing there in August 2013.

A veteran myself, having served in the Georgia Air National Guard from 1966-1972, I have been a member of the Senate VA Committee since joining the Senate in 2005.

I am proud to serve on the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs so that we can honor the promises our government has made to our veterans.