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Elizabeth Esty: “If I were a veteran, and I were given the option, hey, you can wait a month to get seen here locally, or you can drive…”

On the recordNovember 14, 2018
If I were a veteran, and I were given the option, hey, you can wait a month to get seen here locally, or you can drive in 2 weeks, 2 hours one way, I would just wait the couple of weeks.
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Elizabeth Esty
Democratic · Connecticut

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Esty discusses veterans' options for hearing exams and the importance of local access.

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