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Allen: Veterans should have pass to see any doctor
Congressman speaks to vets at local town hall meeting
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U.S. Rep. Rick Allen speaks during a town hall meeting on veterans concerns he held Wednesday evening at American Legion Dexter Allen Post 90. - photo by AL HACKLE/Staff
Speaking to military veterans in Statesboro, Congressman Rick Allen, R-Georgia 12th, said that veterans should receive a card good for immediate, government-funded medical care with any physician. He agreed with veterans who say that the current Veterans Choice Program doesn’t work. About 40 area residents, most of them veterans, attended the Veterans Town Hall meeting that Allen and staff members held Wednesday at American Legion Dexter Allen Post 90.
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