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On the recordJuly 31, 2014
What we are talking about is an errant CBO score that doesn't fit with reality or the information given to them by the VA. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Arizona. Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, what we are talking about, really, is rather than get in a car or van and drive for 40 miles and hours and have that all reimbursed and paid for, a person will go to the local care provider. Common sense shows that costs one heck of a lot less, I would say to my colleague. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Vermont.
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Republican · Oklahoma
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