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On the recordMarch 14, 2018
It might be just a pure budgetary constraint, but yet an artificial one that perhaps keeps some people from the quality of care that they deserve.
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Jeff Fortenberry
Republican · Nebraska

Editor's note · Context

Fortenberry questions the fairness of the 40-mile rule affecting veterans' healthcare access.

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