FOLLOW LIVE: VA Secretary Bob McDonald addresses American Legion
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<p>WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 25: U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert A. McDonald listens during the White House Precision Medicine Initiative Summit, in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, February 25, 2016 in Washington, DC. President Obama announced the precision medicine initiative last year to accelerate research efforts into new treatments that are tailored to individual patients.</p>
Posted at 9:36 AM, Aug 31, 2016
and last updated 2016-08-31 09:42:52-04
Veterans Affairs Secretary Bob McDonald is addressing the American Legion convention in Cincinnati Wednesday, his first public appearance here since a February upheaval at the Cincinnati VA Medical Center.
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