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Mazie Hirono: The revelations over wait times at the Department of Veterans Affairs and other systemic problems at the VA have…

On the recordSeptember 8, 2014
The revelations over wait times at the Department of Veterans Affairs and other systemic problems at the VA have severely shaken the trust that veterans, their families, and the general public should have in the VA health care system.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii

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Hirono addresses trust issues in the VA health care system due to wait time problems.

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