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Mazie Hirono: “I think the Chairman's bill is a good bill and that these victims may, in fact, prefer to go to VA where maybe they feel…”

On the recordOctober 29, 2013
I think the Chairman's bill is a good bill and that these victims may, in fact, prefer to go to VA where maybe they feel that there is more privacy, et cetera.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii

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Hirono supports the Chairman's bill for veterans' privacy and access to VA services.

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