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Charles Skelton: “The amendment before us is an excellent one. Those of us who live in the rural part of this country, as well pointed out…”

On the recordMarch 28, 2007
The amendment before us is an excellent one. Those of us who live in the rural part of this country, as well pointed out by the gentleman from Kansas (Mr. Moran), will certainly appreciate this. If you look at the statistics, a disproportionate number of people in uniform come from a small town in rural America, and your change in the reimbursement rate will be a great deal of help to those young men and women as well as those who retire in their traveling to and from their hometown to receive the medical care from the designated facilities. And I compliment you and certainly approve of this amendment.
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Charles Skelton
Democratic · New Jersey

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Discussing an amendment related to medical care reimbursement for rural veterans.

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