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Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Bernard Sanders says the Senate still has a long way to go before it passes a policy bill.
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Sen. Tom Coburn (left) says opening up coverage to more veterans could lead to longer wait times for injured and low-income veterans already receiving care, and Sen. Richard Burr (right) is arguing against using spending from the Afghanistan War to pay for additional spending. (Associated Press)
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FILE - This July, 24, 2013 file photo provided by the U.S. Naval Academy, shows Midshipman Joshua Tate, of Nashville, Tenn. One of Tate's lawyers said, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014, that the sexual assault case against his client, a former Naval Academy football player, is going forward after a military judge rejected defense lawyers’ request to throw out the case for a lack of evidence. (AP Photo/U.S. Naval Academy, File)
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Tom Witt, executive director of Equality Kansas, the state's leading gay-rights group, urges participants at a Statehouse rally to work to defeat conservative legislators, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014, in Topeka, Kan. Dozens rallied for gay rights as backers of "religious freedom" legislation worked to counter perceptions that their measure would encourage widespread discrimination against gays and lesbians. (AP Photo/John Hanna)
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Gay rights protesters march in the Idaho Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014, in Boise, Idaho. At least 105 gay rights demonstrators participated in the event that sought to convince lawmakers to update the Idaho Human Rights Act with discrimination protections based on gender identity and sexual orientation discrimination. In addition to covering their mouths with one hand and maintaining virtual silence, many protestors held photocopied pictures of gay or lesbian teens who committed suicide. (AP Photo/John Miller)
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Gay rights protesters march in the Idaho Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014, in Boise, Idaho. At least 105 gay rights demonstrators participated in the event that sought to convince lawmakers to update the Idaho Human Rights Act with discrimination protections based on gender identity and sexual orientation discrimination. In addition to covering their mouths with one hand and maintaining virtual silence, many protestors held photocopied pictures of gay or lesbian teens who committed suicide. (AP Photo/John Miller)
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Arkansas House Speaker Davy Carter, R-Cabot, talks to the media at the Arkansas state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014. Carter said that the House needs to address other issues before voting again on whether to reauthorize the "private option" that was approved last year as an alternative to expanding Medicaid under the federal health care law. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)
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Arkansas House Speaker Davy Carter, R-Cabot, talks to the media at the Arkansas state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014. Carter said that the House needs to address other issues before voting again on whether to reauthorize the "private option" that was approved last year as an alternative to expanding Medicaid under the federal health care law. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)
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In this photo from Feb. 14, 2014, Mental health professional Ken Bennett, left, and officer Monique Hall, with the Bedford Police Department's Repeat Victimization Unit work in Bedford, Texas. The unit was created about three years ago by Chief Roger Gibson to help break a pattern that was becoming too familiar in the Fort Worth, Texas suburb. Police are taking a new approach in interactions with mentally disabled residents. (AP Photo/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Joyce Marshall) MAGS OUT; (FORT WORTH WEEKLY, 360 WEST); INTERNET OUT.
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In this photo from Feb. 19, 2014, Bedford Police Cpl. Shane Bean, from left, mental health professional Ken Bennett, Officer Onay Nunez, and Officer Monique Hall follow up with a victim who was referred to their unit. Bedford police are working to reduce return of mentally ill and domestic violence victims in the Repeat Victimization Unit. (AP Photo/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Joyce Marshall) MAGS OUT; (FORT WORTH WEEKLY, 360 WEST); INTERNET OUT.
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In this photo from Feb. 14, 2014, Officer Onay Nunez, from left, Officer Monique Hall, Cpl. Shane Bean, and mental health professional Ken Bennett are photographed as they their unit, the Bedford Police Department's Repeat Victimization, meet in Bedford, Texas. The unit was created about three years ago by Chief Roger Gibson to help break a pattern that was becoming too familiar in the Fort Worth, Texas suburb. Police are taking a new approach in interactions with mentally disabled residents. (AP Photo/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Joyce Marshall) MAGS OUT; (FORT WORTH WEEKLY, 360 WEST); INTERNET OUT.
