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VA Needs Accountability; SD Senator John Thune

VA Needs Accountability; SD Senator John Thune

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In the wake of the ongoing scandal over “secret lists” and waits for health care at Veterans Administration facilities across the country, South Dakota Senator John Thune asked for information about the care delivered at the VA facility in Sioux Falls……


Thune says most reports they have from Sioux Falls patients have been positive. He says there have been a series of ongoing problems with VA care around the country…….


Thune says the Administration has to step up and take responsibility…………

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