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Max Cleland: “You start talking about closing Walter Reed, and you start having what you have now. That is, a lot of doctors that are…”

On the recordMarch 1, 2007
You start talking about closing Walter Reed, and you start having what you have now. That is, a lot of doctors that are senior, they are looking forward to retirement.
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Max Cleland
Georgia

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Max Cleland discusses the implications of closing Walter Reed on the medical staff and care for veterans.

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