03/10/2009
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"last year's government shutdown almost cut off earned benefit payments to millions of veterans, including students, disabled and survivors."
"I ran a pretty large size city, mayor of Anchorage, almost at that time 270,000 people."
"No one likes to think like this, but it did not have to be a derailment. That could be an act of terrorism."
"I think we have already capped out, or done, over $2 million in reimbursements."