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Robert A. McDonald: “The House proposed $1.4 billion reduction of the VA's budget request would mean $688 million less for veterans' medical…”

On the recordOctober 6, 2015
The House proposed $1.4 billion reduction of the VA's budget request would mean $688 million less for veterans' medical care and a 50 percent cut in VA's construction budget.
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Robert A. McDonald

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Critique of proposed budget cuts affecting veterans' medical care and facility construction.

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