Obama against privatizing the VA

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Privatizing the Veterans Administration health care system “would be a mistake,” President Barack Obama said in an interview with the Colorado Springs Gazette.

To hear more about Obama’s opinion on progress on reducing wait times for veterans and existing measures allowing vets to see private providers, click on the link below: 

Gazette exclusive: The VA is healing, says President Obama

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