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On the recordMay 22, 2019
the Virgin Islands qualifies for it, meets the qualifications, Congress and CMS have said we would not receive that.
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Stacey Plaskett
Democratic · Virgin Islands

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Plaskett discusses the Virgin Islands' eligibility for hospital funding that is denied by Congress and CMS.

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