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Article: AKAKA REINTRODUCES SWEEPING VETERANS' HEALTH CARE BILL

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January 15, 2009
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The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee issued the following news release:

Today U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI), Chairman of the Veterans' Affairs Committee, introduced legislation to improve veterans' health care. The Veterans' Health Care Authorization Act of 2009 is an updated version of a bill introduced in the previous Congress to improve medical personnel incentives and other aspects of veterans' health care.

"VA must have the tools to recruit and retain a qualified health care workforce if the Department is to furnish high quality health care across its system. I urge my colleagues to join my renewed effort to bring these essential improvements to those who have worn the ...

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