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Article: SEN. BARRASSO TO VA: FILL CRITICAL SHERIDAN VA JOB
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- September 20, 2007
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Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., issued the following news release:
In response to loud concerns expressed by Wyoming veterans, U.S. Senator John Barrasso today strongly urged Veterans' Affairs Secretary James Nicholson to take immediate action necessary to fill a critical staff position at the Sheridan VA Medical Center.
In a phone call to Secretary Nicholson, Barrasso said the long term needs of current and future Wyoming veterans outweigh all other short-term staffing issues.
"It is our responsibility as a country to set a standard of excellent care for our Wyoming veterans who have sacrificed for us all," Barrasso said.
"I don't believe that providing a phone and a toll-free number, ...