I think that if we walk in and say to a veteran, 'You are not getting quality care, so we are going to ship you to the private sector,' without addressing those challenges that those healthcare facilities have, that would be a huge mistake long term and it will, in fact, privatize the VA over a number of years.
Tester warns against privatizing VA care without addressing staffing issues.
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I would say two things. Number one this administration has totally blown the opportunity to make government more efficient by going in with a -- with a -- with a meat cleaver and just hack up agencies.
I think it'd be a mistake, a -- really a mistake for national security and for food security.
I think it's really important for food security. The folks -- this is a ban against China, Russia, North Korea and Iran, folks who don't want to see us exist anymore as a nation.
I think it’d be a mistake, a -- really a mistake for national security and for food security.
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