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Patty Murray: “The crisis that we faced last year when the VA threatened to shut down the healthcare system and nearly ran out of money…”

On the recordMarch 2, 2016
The crisis that we faced last year when the VA threatened to shut down the healthcare system and nearly ran out of money cannot be repeated.
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington

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Murray emphasizes the need for adequate funding to avoid a repeat of last year's crisis.

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