04/21/2009
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"We also did a MOU in 2007 working with the VA to prepare for the returning 100 soldiers that were coming out of rural Alaska, 26 villages."
"It is very important, obviously, to many of our States here, but very much so to Alaska, which is very, very rural in a lot of ways and access issues are a huge problem."
"There is no more rural State than Alaska in the sense of delivery of services and how you can get from one point to the next."
"Ultimately, it is simply the ability for a highly rural veteran to receive quality care closer to home and it is a matter entirely within Congress's power to address!"