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ROBERT HALE: “I think you have to ask yourself, and Congress does, whether or not we want to treat one group of retirees totally…”

On the recordApril 12, 2011
I think you have to ask yourself, and Congress does, whether or not we want to treat one group of retirees totally different than we treat everybody else in the military.
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ROBERT HALE
Maine

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Discussing fairness in treatment of military retirees under healthcare plans.

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