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Mark Kirk: “Just see if it is part of socialized medicine to get the patient quickly out the door to give them Xanax and Ambien.”

On the recordMarch 2, 2016
Just see if it is part of socialized medicine to get the patient quickly out the door to give them Xanax and Ambien.
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Mark Kirk
Republican · Illinois

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Senator Kirk criticizes the quick prescribing of medications in the VA system.

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