“Democrats have gone further and further and further to the left with no end in sight.”
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“The fact is that she agrees with them from a policy standpoint, even if she doesn't couch herself in the same title of socialist.”

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On the recordSeptember 8, 2014
Your report put forth a number of recommendations. I am particularly looking at Recommendations 17 to 23, and the VA has said that they will meet those recommendations by September 2015.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii
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Hirono emphasizes the importance of VA meeting specific recommendations by a set deadline.

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