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On the recordApril 8, 2014
I would therefore ask you to support the reauthorization and funding of section 5316 in the amount of $75 million through fiscal year 2019.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Requesting funding for nurse practitioner training under the Affordable Care Act.

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