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Gregorio Sablan: It happens many times that a veteran, again, has to leave. For example, in my district, they would have to leave the…

On the recordFebruary 7, 2019
It happens many times that a veteran, again, has to leave. For example, in my district, they would have to leave the island of Tinian or the island of Rota, fly to Saipan even to have a teleconference, a telemedicine video, with their licensed social worker, their psychologist, or their psychiatrist, and it takes time. Flights are just once a day, for example, or a flight to Guam requires an overnight stay. So for the time that the veteran leaves home, goes to Guam, for example, gets the care and comes back, I was hoping that that restriction is appropriate. The CHAIR. The time of the gentleman has expired.
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Gregorio Sablan
Northern Mariana Islands
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Feb 7, 2019

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