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WASHINGTON – Following their conversation earlier this month, U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) pressed Denis McDonough, President Joe Biden’s nominee to be the Secretary of Veterans’ Affairs (VA), during his Senate VA Committee confirmation hearing today on the issue of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) and support for it in the VA Department. Senator Cramer invited Mr. McDonough to Fargo to visit the HBOT clinic there.
“I’m a proponent of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy because I’ve seen it work,” said Senator Cramer. “A number of veterans I know have had their lives changed, and in some cases saved, by this important therapy.”
Last year, Senator Cramer led legislation - which Congress passed and President Trump signed - authorizing the VA Secretary to enter into public-private partnerships to research the effectiveness of HBOT, and to require the VA to use an objective test to measure the effectiveness of HBOT treatment. Mr. McDonough committed to fairly analyzing HBOT research and working with Senator Cramer to ensure this law is implemented.
Senator Cramer hosted the previous VA Secretary for a trip to the HBOT clinic in Fargo in the fall of 2019. Learn more here.
