05/24/2011
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"We want to provide them the best care, and we believe this piece of legislation will actually lower the cost to the VA."
"I want to talk about the Alaska Heroes Card. I want to describe it because sometimes there is--I have read your testimony in detail, and your concerns are: equal treatment, fairness, and reimbursement..."
"It is not Montana, it is not Utah, it is not North Carolina, it is not Washington. It is very different."
"I will work with you folks. I understand your global picture, but I really think this has--for Alaska it is so critical that these veterans get the care that is, you know, sitting 50 feet away from th..."