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On the recordMarch 22, 2023
We cannot delay. And for those folks out there that think the VA will survive without a competitive market for hiring employees, they are wrong.
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Jon Tester
Democratic · Montana
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Emphasizing the urgency of competitive hiring for the VA's survival.

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