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Henry Cuellar: “Our VA system, the one I'm talking about right now, is now…”

Featuring: Henry Cuellar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 28

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Supporting Expanded Care at the Audie L. Murphy VA Medical Center

Published | Video Starts at 00:38

The population growth in the San Antonio, as you know, San Antonio is one of the fastest growing cities that we have in the country, and therefore, more and more veterans are being added to the system. In fact, Our VA system, the one I'm talking about right now, is now the fastest growing system in the nation region, with more than 700 new patients added to the system every month. That's 700 new patients and added to the system every single month. And the hospital system, the Audie Murphy that we have, was built in the 1970s. (00:38–00:54)

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Asserts that the VA system in San Antonio is the fastest growing in the nation, adding over 700 new patients monthly.

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