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      <excerpt> Rep. Bob Filner (D-Chula Vista), chairman of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs, said the VA&amp;#39;s response to women&amp;#39;s needs has been &amp;quot;too slow and not ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> The bill, which was introduced to Congress in December, is spearheaded by Congressman Bob Filner (D-Calif.). &#8220;When learning to treat wounds on a human being ... </excerpt>
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