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Jeff Merkley: “All I'm hearing from my medical community is we need to train more doctors and more nurses and more PAs, so why does it…”

On the recordMay 9, 2018
All I'm hearing from my medical community is we need to train more doctors and more nurses and more PAs, so why does it make sense to cut these programs?
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley criticizes cuts to medical education funding amidst a healthcare professional shortage.

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