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        <text>Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3424-3425)</text>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Repeals the: (1) four-year terms for the positions of the Under Secretary for Health and the Under Secretary for Benefits within the Department of Veterans Affairs; and (2) requirement that, whenever there is a vacancy in either position, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs establish a commission to recommend individuals for appointment.</p>]]></text>
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