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Darlene Hooley: “It is hard to cut waste, fraud and abuse when we are talking about compensation to disabled veterans and when we are…”

On the recordApril 7, 2003
It is hard to cut waste, fraud and abuse when we are talking about compensation to disabled veterans and when we are talking about health care where there is not enough money and where they are already making cuts and the number of people on the waiting lists grows and grows and grows.
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Darlene Hooley
Oregon

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Discussing challenges in funding for disabled veterans and health care.

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