United States Senator Mike Crapo - Idaho

*Missed Opportunity*

On
June 1, 2023, the Senate passed the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA),
and the President signed it into law shortly after.
The legislation
suspends the national debt limit through January 1, 2025, enacts
certain discretionary spending limits, rescinds unobligated funds and
modifies other requirements related to the federal budget
process.

Although the FRA makes important progress in addressing
some parts of discretionary spending, it was a missed opportunity for
true budget reforms to prevent the type of excessive spending we have
seen over the last two years.
America's long-term fiscal gap is
unsustainable, and we have a responsibility to fix it.

You can read
more about the FRA *HERE* [link 1].
You can read my full statement
following the vote *HERE* [link 2].



*Idaho Judgeship
Filled*

On May 4, 2023, the United States Senate confirmed Judge
Amanda K. Brailsford to serve as U.S. District Court Judge in
Idaho.
She is the first woman to serve in the role of U.S. District
Judge in Idaho.
Judge Brailsford is a sound and principled jurist
whose history demonstrates she will adjudicate cases according to the
law and U.S. Constitution.
She will serve Idaho well.


*Department of Veterans Affairs Halts Rollout of Electronic Health
Record Program in Boise*

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA) recently announced it would halt future rollouts of the
Electronic Health Record (EHR) Program it had deployed at various VA
Medical Centers (VAMCs) across the country in light of repeated
deficiencies negatively impacting the quality of care received by
veterans.

Idaho's veterans deserve every level of exceptional care,
and this announcement is the first step in ensuring proper care at
VAMCs in Idaho and elsewhere across the country.

Prior to the
announcement, some actions I took to stop further rollout at Boise
include:

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Leading the Idaho Congressional Delegation [link 3]in
sending a letter to the VA expressing concerns with its EHR system,
detailing a number of concerns experienced at the Mann-Grandstaff VAMC
in Spokane, Washington, which services many of North Idaho's
veterans.

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Again, with the Idaho Congressional Delegation,
expressing [link 4]our continued concerns with the rollout of the EHR
system in Boise, which had been postponed from its initial go-live
date of July 23, 2022.

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Joining fellow Idaho Senator Jim Risch
and Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kansas) to introduce the VA Standardization
of Electronic Health Record Modernization Act [link 5]to freeze the VA
rollout of the EHR program until certain improvements are
made.

While the VA finally made the right decision without
congressional intervention through legislation, I will continue to
press for its passage.
It would be irresponsible to support rollout
of a new EHR program until all concerns have been properly and
adequately addressed.
America's servicemembers deserve to know the
systems housing their medical records are safe, reliable and
user-friendly.



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Offices:
239 Dirksen Senate
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Washington D.C., 20510
Phone: (202) 224-6142

Idaho
Falls
410 Memorial Drive
Suite 205
Idaho Falls, ID 83402
Phone:
(208) 522-9779

Boise
251 East Front Street
Suite 205
Boise, ID
83702
Phone: (208) 334-1776

Lewiston
313 'D' Street
Suite 105
Lewiston, ID 83501
Phone: (208) 743-1492

Caldwell
524 East
Cleveland Blvd.
Suite 220
Caldwell, ID 83605
Phone: (208)
455-0360

Pocatello
275 South 5th Avenue
Suite 100
Pocatello,
ID 83201
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Coeur d' Alene
610 Hubbard
Street
Suite 209
Coeur d' Alene, ID 83814
Phone: (208) 664-5490
Twin Falls
202 Falls Avenue
Suite 2
Twin Falls, ID 83301
Phone:
(208) 734-2515

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