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Mike Bost: I think this is an absolute failure. I think it is putting lipstick on a pig and pouring millions, if not billions of…

On the recordSeptember 13, 2023
I think this is an absolute failure. I think it is putting lipstick on a pig and pouring millions, if not billions of dollars into a system that is not providing the best care for veterans, period.
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Mike Bost
Republican · Illinois

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Criticism of the VA healthcare system's inefficiency and failure to improve.

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