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Mazie Hirono: As both a doctor and a Senator, I find the level of dysfunction completely unacceptable.

On the recordJune 12, 2017
As both a doctor and a Senator, I find the level of dysfunction completely unacceptable.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii

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Hirono expresses frustration over dysfunction in the Indian Health Service.

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