Daily Hampshire Gazette: Warren discusses veterans issues, health care in visit to VA campus in Leeds

Northampton - U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren offered her office's full support on veterans' issues during a stop at the Northampton VA Medical Center in Leeds Friday afternoon.

The Massachusetts senator also further explained why she intends to support single-payer health care legislation to be filed in Congress this fall, saying that guaranteeing everyone in the country is covered by health insurance is a "basic human right."

Warren talked to staff members in the VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System and participated in a roundtable with VA officials where the issues of veterans suicide, addiction and homelessness were discussed.

Read more on the Daily Hampshire Gazette website here.

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