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McClatchy Washington Bureau
McClatchy Washington Bureau
National
Lindsay Wise

Democrats join Koch group to revamp veterans programs

WASHINGTON _ Democrats for years have seen the conservative Koch Brothers as political enemies. Former Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid even called them "un-American."

But Wednesday, Senate Democrats teamed up with Republicans to pass major veterans health care legislation championed by the Kochs.

The Koch-funded Concerned Veterans for America celebrated a big victory with the passage of the VA MISSION Act, a sweeping bill that overhauls how the Department of Veterans Affairs gives patients access to private-sector doctors.

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