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Raul Ruiz: “Veterans being deprived of healthcare they have earned, whether due to unforeseen increases in cost or demand, budgetary…”

On the recordJuly 21, 2015
Veterans being deprived of healthcare they have earned, whether due to unforeseen increases in cost or demand, budgetary mismanagement at the VA, congressional dysfunction, or any other problem outside the veteran's control is completely unacceptable.
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Raul Ruiz
Democratic · California

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Ruiz criticizes the barriers veterans face in accessing healthcare and calls for immediate action.

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