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Sanders pleads for VA reform bill as talks stall

By Washington Examiner
Published July 23, 2014 11:13pm ET
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Sanders pleads for VA reform bill as talks stall
Veterans Affairs Secretary nominee Robert McDonald of Ohio flanked by Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, left, and Rob Portman, R-Ohio, right, listen during a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearings to examine his nomination to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 22, 2014. (AP Photo) | AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee said Wednesday there is still time for Congress to approve a landmark bill to improve health care services for veterans, despite deep disagreement over how much the changes will cost and how they should be paid for.

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