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On the recordApril 9, 2008
Mr. Chairman, I am just interested in the fact that in this question, and in response to what the Senator previously said, my understanding was that the average VA nurse has been there for 27 years.
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Jay Rockefeller
Democratic · West Virginia

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Discussing the tenure of VA nurses and recent hiring trends.

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