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On the recordJuly 16, 1998
It is a sense-of-the-Senate resolution that it should be the goal of the Veterans' Administration to serve all veterans at health care facilities within 250 miles of their home. It sounds like a very reasonable proposal. I urge its adoption.
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Julian Bond
Alabama

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Advocating for a resolution regarding veterans' health care access.

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