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Barbara Mikulski: I gladly accept the amendment offered by my colleague from Maine. Her commitment to health care and its accessibility is…

On the recordJuly 16, 1998
I gladly accept the amendment offered by my colleague from Maine. Her commitment to health care and its accessibility is long standing. To ensure that veterans don't have to drive miles and miles and miles to get the health care that they need is a very modest amendment that we could agree to.
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Barbara Mikulski
Democratic · Maryland

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Supporting an amendment to improve health care accessibility for veterans.

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