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Jon Tester: “There's plenty of examples of it. The Mission Act is a prime example. The fastest growing part of the V.A. budget. Why?…”

On the recordMarch 12, 2025
There's plenty of examples of it. The Mission Act is a prime example. The fastest growing part of the V.A. budget. Why? Because we privatizing V.A. health care and its costing us more money, not less.
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Jon Tester
Democratic · Montana

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Tester highlights the financial implications of privatizing government services, specifically in healthcare.

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