The inspiration for this bill came from the great success seen at the Roudebush VA Hospital in my home state of Indiana.
Mark Takano: “The inspiration for this bill came from the great success seen at the Roudebush VA Hospital in my home state of Indiana.”
On the recordSeptember 9, 2019
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Takano cites the success of a local VA hospital as motivation for his bill.
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