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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “When you got that kind--Ms. Czarnecki, when you get that kind of unusual--you heard Mr. Missal say unusual warning, why…”

On the recordJune 19, 2019
When you got that kind--Ms. Czarnecki, when you get that kind of unusual--you heard Mr. Missal say unusual warning, why wouldn't the VA get on it instantly to try to essentially, perhaps, save lives for the veterans who were using the facility?
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton questions the VA's response to urgent safety warnings.

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