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Joe Manchin: “I understand that many of our veterans are concerned that shifting care to outside the VA is going to lead to less money…”

On the recordSeptember 13, 2016
I understand that many of our veterans are concerned that shifting care to outside the VA is going to lead to less money going to the VA and less services offered, and more coming out of their pockets to get what we have committed to them.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

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Manchin addresses veterans' concerns about shifting care outside the VA affecting funding and services.

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