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Jon Tester: “We passed the mission act... it allows veterans to get…”

Featuring: Jon Tester, Democratic | Former U.S. Senate, Montana

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Published | Video Starts at 47:47

For me, I think it's essential, especially when we have an all voluntary military. Let's look at some of the things we've done both during the Trump administration and this administration. We passed the mission act... it allows veterans to get healthcare outside the VA. If they live in the more rural areas of this country, and they choose to use a small hospital, say in Scobee or Weibo, they can do that. (47:47–47:54)

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Asserts that the Mission Act allows veterans to access non-VA healthcare.

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