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On the recordSeptember 13, 2016
This is not a setup, but I would like to hear your answer: is it not true that in the Veterans First bill which this Committee passed out unanimously--that by the provisions in there for provider agreements, we are expanding the opportunity to VA to make that happen and make that possible?
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Johnny Isakson
Republican · Georgia

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Isakson emphasizes the importance of the Veterans First bill for VA expansion.

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