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Mike Rounds: “While many believe that IHS is underfunded, from my standpoint, investing more taxpayer money into a dysfunctional…”

On the recordNovember 7, 2017
While many believe that IHS is underfunded, from my standpoint, investing more taxpayer money into a dysfunctional system will only compound the problem.
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Mike Rounds
Republican · South Dakota

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Rounds argues against increasing funding without addressing IHS's systemic issues.

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