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<item congress="116" measure-type="hres" measure-number="701" measure-id="id116hres701" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2019-11-14" update-date="2019-12-27">
<title>Expressing support for policies that maintain a robust, fully funded and staffed Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs and do not jeopardize care for veterans by moving essential resources to the for-profit private sector.</title>
<summary summary-id="id116hres701v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2019-12-27">
<action-date>2019-11-14</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>This resolution expresses support for policies that provide necessary resources to maintain a robust Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and create integrated veterans health care networks.</p> <p>The resolution also expresses opposition to policies that would move resources from the VHA to the private sector.</p> <p>Additionally, the resolution supports the right to form, join, and operate independent labor unions in the government and private sector and opposes efforts against unionizing and collective bargaining procedures.</p>]]></summary-text>
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