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        <text>Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1402)</text>
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        <fullName>Rep. Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Veterans Health Scholarship Act of 2008 - Amends federal provisions concerning the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Professional Scholarship Program to: (1) continue the Program through 2012; and (2) establish a priority for applicants who are veterans.</p>]]></text>
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