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John Boozman: “I would argue that the human cost, the cost to the VA, again, in not rehabilitating these individuals, them going off…”

On the recordJuly 10, 2017
I would argue that the human cost, the cost to the VA, again, in not rehabilitating these individuals, them going off and coming back with the same problem, because they are not going to have the 97 percent success rate that we see, is going to cost you a heck of a lot more money down the line.
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John Boozman
Republican · Arkansas

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Boozman emphasizes the long-term costs of not rehabilitating veterans.

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