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On the recordMarch 20, 2017
I don't believe the average American would see doctors and nurses receiving a taxpayer-funded salary... as reasonable or as being in the public's interests.
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David Roe
Republican · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Roe expresses concern over taxpayer-funded salaries for VA staff involved in union activities.

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