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Jon Tester: “What would ultimately happen is we would start restricting availability and veterans would not be able to have the same…”

On the recordJuly 10, 2017
What would ultimately happen is we would start restricting availability and veterans would not be able to have the same access to care that they have today.
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Jon Tester
Democratic · Montana

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Tester warns against privatization affecting veterans' access to care.

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