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Chellie Pingree: Importantly, veterans will retain the right to an in-person hearing, and under my bill the VA must honor the veteran's…

On the recordApril 13, 2015
Importantly, veterans will retain the right to an in-person hearing, and under my bill the VA must honor the veteran's preference for hearing type--whether in-person or via VTC.
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Chellie Pingree
Democratic · Maine

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Pingree emphasizes veterans' rights to choose their hearing type under her proposed bill.

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