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Henry Cuellar: “We started that. We're going to start that in Laredo…”

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

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Capitol Report February 2015

Published | Video Starts at 22:01

So that saves some time, money for gas, you know, time away from the family. So it's helped a lot, especially the elderly veterans that had to do those difficult trips. Now in the Valley. We started that. We're going to start that in Laredo, hopefully this month is to do hospital stays also. So it's not only a doctor or an eye doctor that can see them in their home, but they can also now, if they want to stay up to three or five days, stay in the hospital, they can do it in the local hospital. (22:01–22:10)

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Asserts that a program for hospital stays at local facilities is starting in Laredo.

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