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On the recordJune 6, 2017
Our job is to improve what already works reasonably well and not to dismember it, which is a fear that I think many service organizations have, and it is a fear that I share.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizes the need to enhance the VA system rather than dismantle it.

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