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Jackie Speier: I wonder, Madam Chair, what it says about our military medical system that it is so bad that we have to actually shield…

On the recordApril 29, 2019
I wonder, Madam Chair, what it says about our military medical system that it is so bad that we have to actually shield it, that it could cost multiple billions of dollars to fully allow tort claims, you know, which I think should scare us all.
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Jackie Speier
Democratic · California

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Questions the military medical system's quality and the need for legal protections.

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