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Speaker B
86:28 - 86:47
"You cannot go straight to community care as a veteran. That's just false. You can't just— I can't tomorrow just decide to go to community care."
“You cannot go straight to community care as a veteran. That's just false. You can't just— I can't tomorrow just decide to go to community care.”
- Speaker
- Speaker B
- Timestamp
- 86:28 – 86:47
- Community
- Alaska News
- Captured at
- May 20, 2026
From the transcript
I, I'm just going to be sitting here for just a second, if you would allow me a second. Yes, we're going to look into this, but the conversation I just had needs to be answered. You cannot go straight to community care as a veteran. That's just false. You can't just— I can't tomorrow just decide to go to community care.
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