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Mike Johanns: “I do not think they are up to standard. They are 1940-1950s style hospitals.”

On the recordOctober 29, 2013
I do not think they are up to standard. They are 1940-1950s style hospitals.
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Mike Johanns
Republican · Alaska

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Johanns criticizes the outdated conditions of VA hospitals compared to local facilities.

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