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Chuck Schumer: I will be very brief. A number of us have clinics that serve our veterans population. I have one in Rochester. The…

On the recordMay 18, 2016
I will be very brief. A number of us have clinics that serve our veterans population. I have one in Rochester. The Senator from Virginia has one in Hampton Roads, and there are others on both sides of the aisle where there is a potential problem because of the way CBO scored it. We have agreed that, rather than piggyback on the McCain amendment, we would figure out a bipartisan way to solve this problem in the NDAA bill. I very much appreciate the commitment of my friend from Arizona to help us solve that problem. I know we will have the complete cooperation of our ranking member, Senator Reed, and I look forward to trying to solve the problem for the benefit of veterans throughout the country who don't get the services they need, and we can move forward at least in 17 areas where they will. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Tillis). The Senator from Connecticut.
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York
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May 18, 2016

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