•        "The House Veterans’ Affairs Committee ignored regular order with this legislation which, by uniparty design, prohibited scrutiny and debate on the final product. That decision spearheaded a bad process for passing this bill which resulted in an unacceptable final product for our veterans. When a uniparty agreement comes together overnight, like it did with the Dole Act, it means a small group of individuals negotiated it and the American people – and in this case our nation’s heroes – get the short straw. Second, the Dole Act includes section 303, which codifies the current illegal practice of the VA using taxpayer funds to pay benefits to same-sex spouses and cohabitating individuals who never served. Moreover, this bill ignored years of bipartisan work focused on requiring Oracle Cerner to fix its EHR System, that has resulted in veteran deaths, before it could be expanded to new VA Medical Centers and the company can continue to collect on its multibillion-dollar contract. Instead of being held accountable, Oracle Cerner bought and bullied their way into getting this bill passed without their company being scrutinized and now veterans will have to pay the price." said House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Technology Modernization Chairman Matt Rosendale (Republican, Montana, District 2)