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On the recordNovember 14, 2017
Sometimes we use the VA as a good example of, 'Well, let's do this in the general public,' and sometimes we use the general public to say, 'Let's try this at the VA.'
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Shelley Moore Capito
Republican · West Virginia

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Capito discusses the interplay between VA practices and public health.

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