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Jon Tester: “How is it that they don't ask for sufficient funds to eliminate the disparity? Are they racist or do people just not…”

On the recordMay 26, 2014
How is it that they don't ask for sufficient funds to eliminate the disparity? Are they racist or do people just not care?
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Jon Tester
Democratic · Montana

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Tester questions the lack of funding for Indian healthcare and its implications.

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